Saint Joseph University of Beirut
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.Photo: Eddy.dossantos2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: University
- Description: private Catholic research university in Beirut, Lebanon
- Also known as: “Saint Joseph University”, “Saint-Joseph University of Beirut”, “SJU”, and “Université Saint Joseph”
- Address: شارع كلية مار يوسف
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Lebanese Prehistory and Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator.
Museum of Lebanese Prehistory
Museum
Photo: Bdx, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Lebanese Prehistory is a museum of prehistory and archaeology in Beirut, Lebanon.
Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator
Church
Photo: Jari Kurittu, CC BY 2.0.
The Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator is a cathedral of the Armenian Catholic Church in Debbas Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator is situated 220 metres northwest of Saint Joseph University of Beirut.
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. Muhammad al-Amin Mosque is situated 520 metres northwest of Saint Joseph University of Beirut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Beirut and Zuqaq al-Blat.
Downtown Beirut
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.
Saint Joseph University of Beirut
- Categories: Catholic university, pontifical university, and education
- Location: Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.89117° or 33° 53′ 28″ northLongitude
35.50873° or 35° 30′ 31″ eastElevation
61 metres (200 feet)Open location code
8G5QVGR5+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 478809769OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Armenian—“Saint Joseph University of Beirut” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Université Saint-Joseph”
- Arabic: “الجامعة اليسوعية”
- Arabic: “جامعة القديس يوسف”
- Arabic: “جامعه القديس يوسف”
- Arabic: “كلية مار يوسف”
- Armenian: “Սեն Ժոզեֆ համալսարան”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Ժոզեֆի համալսարան”
- Asturian: “SJU”
- Asturian: “Universidá de San José”
- Asturian: “Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth”
- Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs İosif Universiteti”
- Belarusian: “Універсітэт Святога Іосіфа”
- Belarusian: “Унівэрсытэт сьвятога Язэпа”
- Catalan: “Universitat Sant Josep”
- Chinese: “圣约瑟大学”
- Chinese: “圣约瑟夫大学（黎巴嫩）”
- Chinese: “聖約瑟夫大學（黎巴嫩）”
- Chinese: “聖若瑟大學”
- Chinese: “贝鲁特聖若瑟大學”
- Czech: “Univerzita Saint-Joseph”
- Danish: “Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth”
- Danish: “Université Saint-Joseph”
- Dutch: “Universite Saint-Joseph”
- Dutch: “Université Saint-Joseph”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جامعة القديس يوسف”
- Esperanto: “SJU”
- Esperanto: “Universitato de Sankta Jozefo (Bejruto)”
- Esperanto: “Universitato de Sankta Jozefo”
- French: “université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth”
- French: “Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth”
- French: “université Saint-Joseph”
- French: “Université Saint-Joseph”
- Galician: “Universidade San Xosé de Beirut”
- Galician: “Universidade San Xosé”
- Georgian: “წმინდა იოსების უნივერსიტეტი”
- German: “Université Saint-Joseph”
- Greek: “Πανεπιστήμιο Σεντ Τζόζεφ”
- Hebrew: “אוניברסיטת סן-ז’וזף”
- Hungarian: “Szent József Egyetem (Bejrút)”
- Italian: “Université Saint-Joseph”
- Japanese: “サン・ジョセフ大学”
- Japanese: “サン・ジョゼフ大学”
- Japanese: “サンジョゼフ大学ベイルート”
- Japanese: “セイント・ジョゼフ大学”
- Japanese: “セント・ジョセフ大学”
- Japanese: “ベイルート・サン・ジョゼフ大学”
- Korean: “베이루트 세인트 조지프 대학교”
- Korean: “세인트 조지프 대학교”
- Luxembourgish: “Université Saint-Joseph vu Beirut”
- Malayalam: “സെന്റ് ജോസഫ് യൂണിവേഴ്സിറ്റി, ബെയ്റൂട്ട്”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Université Saint-Joseph”
- Norwegian: “Université Saint-Joseph”
- Persian: “دانشگاه سن ژوزف”
- Persian: “دانشگاه سینت جوزف”
- Polish: “Uniwersytet Świętego Józefa”
- Portuguese: “Universidade São José de Beirute”
- Russian: “Университет Святого Иосифа”
- Slovenian: “Univerza svetega Jožefa”
- Spanish: “Universidad de San Jose de Beirut”
- Spanish: “Universidad de San José de Beirut”
- Swedish: “Université Saint-Joseph”
- Tagalog: “Pamantasang San Jose ng Beirut”
- Urdu: “جامعہ قدیس یوسف”
- Urdu: “سینٹ جوزف یونیورسٹی”
- Vietnamese: “Đại học Saint Joseph”
- Welsh: “Prifysgol Saint Joseph”
- Western Armenian: “Պէյրութի Ֆրանսական Բժշկական Համալսարան”
- Western Armenian: “Սեն Ժոզեֆ Համալսարան”
- Western Armenian: “Սեն Ժոզէֆ համալսարան”
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