Jisr
Jisr is a neighborhood in Beirut Governorate, Lebanon. Jisr is situated nearby to the neighborhood Karantina, as well as near the suburb Medawar.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sursock Museum and Saint George Hospital.
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.
Saint George Hospital
Hospital
Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, also known as Al-Roum Hospital, is the oldest Lebanese Christian teaching hospital founded in 1878. It is affiliated with Saint George University of Beirut and one of the three leading Lebanese medical centres.
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 3½ km southwest of Jisr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karantina and Burj Hammoud.
Karantina
Neighborhood
La Quarantaine, 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.
Burj 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.
Ashrafieh
Ashrafieh is in Beirut, it is one of Beirut's oldest and most charming districts and is considered an important tourist outlet in Beirut where a great number of restaurants, coffee shops and nightclubs are located.
Jisr
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Beirut Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.90196° or 33° 54′ 7″ northLongitude
35.53603° or 35° 32′ 10″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8G5QWG2P+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 5200611894OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
8505510
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Jisr” goes by many names.
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