Baabda Palace
Baabda Palace, is the official residence of the President of Lebanon. The palace was built in 1956 on a hill in the mountain town of Baabda overlooking the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The first President to reside in it was President Charles Helou.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fort
- Description: residence of President of Lebanon
- Also known as: “Al Qal‘ah”, “El Qalaa”, and “Qantari Palace”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of Indonesia and Embassy of the Philippines.
Embassy of Indonesia
Government office
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The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Beirut is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the Republic of Lebanon. The first Indonesian ambassador to Lebanon was Dalindra Aman in 1996. Embassy of Indonesia is situated 450 metres northeast of Baabda Palace.
Embassy of the Philippines
Government office
The Embassy of the Philippines in Beirut is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Republic of Lebanon. Opened in 1996, it is currently located at the W Building on Rue Mar Geries in the southern Beirut suburb of Hadeth, part of the Baabda District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate. Embassy of the Philippines is situated 480 metres west of Baabda Palace.
Serail Baabda
Office building
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The Seraglio of Baabda, is a historic building located in Baabda, Lebanon, and is one of the country's oldest official buildings. This particular seraglio played a key role in Lebanon's history between 1860 and 1916, during the period of the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate. Serail Baabda is situated 770 metres south of Baabda Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hadath and Baabda.
Hadath
Village
Hadath is a municipality in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It borders the southern periphery of the Lebanese capital Beirut and is considered part of its metropolitan area.
Baabda
Town
Baabda is the capital city of Baabda District and Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was also the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon that existed from 1861 to 1918.
Hazmiyeh
Town
Hazmieh is a city in Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, and a suburb of Beirut, part of Greater Beirut.
Baabda Palace
- Categories: palace, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Baabda Palace” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القلعة”
- Arabic: “قصر بعبدا”
- Arabic: “قصر بعبدا”
- Azerbaijani: “Baabda Sarayı”
- Chinese: “巴卜达宫”
- Chinese: “巴卜達宮”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قصر بعبدا”
- French: “Palais presidentiel de Baabda”
- French: “palais présidentiel de Baabda”
- French: “Palais présidentiel de baabda”
- French: “Palais présidentiel de Baabda”
- Hebrew: “ארמון בעבדא”
- Japanese: “バーブダ宮殿”
- Pampanga: “Palacio ning Baabda”
- Persian: “کاخ بعبدا”
- Russian: “Дворец Баабда”
- Vietnamese: “Dinh Baabda”
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