Minet el Hosn

Minet el Hosn is a locality in Beirut, Lebanon. Minet el Hosn is situated nearby to the suburb Mina al-Husn, as well as near the neighborhood Wadi Abu Jamil.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sursock Museum and Saint Joseph University 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.

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.

Muhammad al-Amin Mosque

Mosque

Photo: NicolasGaron, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, also referred to as the Blue Mosque, is a Sunni mosque, 72 m high, minarets´ roof of 65 m high and main dome spire of 48 m high and its roof 42 m, is located in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashrafieh and Downtown Beirut.

Ashrafieh

Photo: Luciana, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Downtown Beirut

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Downtown Beirut is the central district of Beirut, with its outdoor cafes restaurants and high end designer stores. The inner area around Nejmeh Square is pedestrian-only. Ashrafieh is to its east, while Hamra, Ras Beirut, Manara and Rawcheh to its west.

Hamra

Hamra is a district in Beirut. Prior to 1975, Hamra Street was referred to as Beirut's "Champs Elysées" as it was frequented by tourists all year round.

Minet el Hosn

Type: Locality
Location: Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.8989° or 33° 53′ 56″ north

Longitude

35.4968° or 35° 29′ 48″ east

Elevation

15 metres (49 feet)

Open location code

8G5QVFXW+HP

GeoNames ID

8505511

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