Beirut Air Base
Beirut Air Base is a military base owned by the Lebanese Armed Forces and operated by the Lebanese Air Force. It is located 9 km from the city center in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khalde and Choueifat.
Khalde
Town
Khaldah is a coastal town located 12 kilometres south of Beirut, Lebanon. It is famous as a tourist destination in the summer, especially for its various beach resorts. Khalde is situated 3 km south of Beirut Air Base.
Choueifat
Village
Choueifat is one of the biggest and most important cities south of Beirut in Lebanon. The local population of the city is made up of mostly Druze and a Christian minority, but in the last 25 years, many Beirutis have moved in to escape the capital's high rents, while many southerners have found Choueifat a good alternative to the crowded southern suburb known as Dahieh. Choueifat is situated 3 km east of Beirut Air Base.
Dahieh
Suburb
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Dahieh is a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb in the south of Beirut, in the Baabda District of Lebanon. It has a minority of Sunni Muslims, Christians, and a Palestinian refugee camp with 20,000 inhabitants. Dahieh is situated 4½ km northeast of Beirut Air Base.
Beirut Air Base
- Type: Airbase
- Description: airport in Lebanon
- Categories: air base and transportation
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tajik—“Beirut Air Base” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قاعدة بيروت الجوية”
- Cebuano: “Beirut Air Base”
- Japanese: “ベイルート空軍基地”
- Japanese: “ベイルート航空基地”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوای یبیروت”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی بیروت”
- Russian: “Авиабаза Бейрут”
- Swedish: “Beirut Air Base”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавое ибирут”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Байрут”
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