Beirut River
The Beirut River is a 29-kilometre long river in Lebanon separating the city of Beirut from its eastern suburbs, primarily Bourj Hammoud and Sin el Fil.Photo: Paris8989, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Magoras”, “Nahr Bayrūt”, “Nahr Beirut”, and “Nahr Beyrouth”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sursock Museum and National Museum of Beirut.
Sursock Museum
Museum
Photo: Bertilvidet, CC BY 2.5.
The Sursock Museum, officially known as the Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum, is a modern and contemporary art museum in Beirut, Lebanon. Sursock Museum is situated 2½ km southwest of Beirut River.
National Museum of Beirut
Museum
Photo: Elie plus, Public domain.
The National Museum of Beirut is the principal museum of archaeology in Lebanon. The collection begun after World War I, and the museum was officially opened in 1942. National Museum of Beirut is situated 4 km southwest of Beirut River.
Saint Joseph University of Beirut
University
Photo: Eddy.dossantos2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Joseph University of Beirut is a private Catholic research university in Beirut, Lebanon, founded in 1875 by French Jesuit missionaries and subsidized by the Government of France during the time when Lebanon was under Ottoman rule. Saint Joseph University of Beirut is situated 3½ km southwest of Beirut River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karantina and Bourj Hammoud.
Karantina
Neighborhood
La Quarantine, which is colloquially referred to as Karantina and sometimes spelled Quarantina, is a predominantly low-income, mixed-use residential, commercial, and semi-industrial neighborhood in northeastern Beirut.
Bourj Hammoud
Town
Photo: Serouj, Public domain.
Bourj Hammoud is a town and municipality in Lebanon located north-east of the capital Beirut, in the Matn District, and is part of Greater Beirut. The town is heavily populated by Lebanese Armenians.
Amaret Chalhoub
Village
Amaret Chalhoub is a Lebanese village located in the Matn District in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Amaret Chalhoub is situated 2½ km east of Beirut River.
Beirut River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Beirut River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر بيروت”
- Arabic: “نهر ماغوراس”
- Asturian: “Ríu Beirut”
- Cebuano: “Nahr Beyrouth”
- Chinese: “贝鲁特河”
- French: “Nahr Beyrouth”
- French: “Nahr El Maten”
- Galician: “río Beirut”
- Greek: “Ποταμός της Βηρυτού”
- Hebrew: “נהר ביירות”
- Irish: “Abhainn Beirut”
- Japanese: “ベイルート川”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beirutelva”
- Persian: “رود بیروت”
- Romanian: “Nahr Beyrouth”
- Romanian: “Râul Beirut”
- Russian: “Бейрут (река)”
- Russian: “Бейрут”
- Slovenian: “Bejrut (reka)”
- Slovenian: “Bejrut”
- Swedish: “Nahr Beyrouth”
- Welsh: “Afon Beirut”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El Maslakh and Jisr.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beirut Free Zone and Zīrat an Nahr.
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