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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: 34th sector of Beirut
- Also known as: “El Hamra” and “Hamra, Beirut”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut and Corniche Beirut.
Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut
Museum
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Archaeology Museum of the American University of Beirut in Beirut, Lebanon is the third oldest museum in the Near East after Cairo and Constantinople.
Corniche Beirut
The Corniche Beirut is a seaside promenade in the Central District of Beirut, Lebanon. Lined with palm trees, the waterfront esplanade has views of the Mediterranean Sea and the summits of Mount Lebanon to the east.
ESA Business School
University
École supérieure des affaires is a business school located in the district of Clemenceau, Beirut, for executives and managers from Lebanon and the Middle East.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rawcheh and Ras Beirut.
Rawcheh
Rawcheh is in Beirut. The Rawcheh has always been a tourist attraction. Its renowned rock landmark Pigeon Rocks attracts visitors from all over the world.
Ras Beirut
Ras Beirut is an upscale residential neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon. It has a mixed population of Christians, Muslims and Druze, and is associated with nonsectarian relations between members of thee groupings.
Ain El Mraiseh
Ain El Mraisseh is in Beirut, along Beirut's coastal Corniche, which stretches for several kilometers. It is only a few minutes away from the renovated city center.Hamra
- Categories: urban area, administrative territorial entity, quarter, city district, and locality
- Location: Beirut Governorate, Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.89548° or 33° 53′ 44″ northLongitude
35.48202° or 35° 28′ 55″ eastElevation
67 metres (220 feet)Open location code
8G5QVFWJ+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 564366026OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Hamra” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الحمرا”
- Arabic: “الحمراء”
- French: “Hamra”
- German: “Beirut, Sektor 34”
- German: “El Hamra”
- German: “El-Hamra”
- German: “Hamra”
- Persian: “حمراء، بیروت”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Hamra”. Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.