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. is to its east, while , , Manara and to its west.
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  • Type: neighborhood with 40,000 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Beirut Central District” and “Beirut/Downtown”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Muhammad al-Amin Mosque and Saint George Orthodox Cathedral.

Mosque
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The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, also referred to as the Blue Mosque, is a Sunni , 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 , Lebanon.

Church
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Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral is the seat of the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan bishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut and its dependencies.

Mosque
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The , known as Jami' Al-Kabir, is a Sunni Islam , located in the central district of , in . The building has been a place of worship including its original use as a Roman temple, and subsequently as a Roman church…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ain El Mraiseh and Hamra.

Ain El Mraisseh is in , along Beirut's coastal Corniche, which stretches for several kilometers. It is only a few minutes away from the renovated city center.

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

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is in , 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

Latitude
33.8962° or 33° 53′ 46″ north
Longitude
35.5014° or 35° 30′ 5″ east
Population
40,000
Open location code
8G5QVGW2+FH
Wiki­data ID
Q2944781
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Slovenian—“Downtown Beirut” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وسط بيروت”
  • Chinese: “贝鲁特中央区”
  • Dutch: “Beirut Central District”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “وسط بيروت”
  • French: “Centre-ville de Beyrouth”
  • German: “BCD”
  • German: “Beirut Central District”
  • Slovenian: “centralna četrt Bejruta”
  • Slovenian: “Osrednje okrožje Bejruta”

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