Hamra

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

Museum
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Archaeology Museum of the American University of Beirut in , is the third oldest museum in the Near East after and Constantinople.

Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
The is a seaside promenade in , Lebanon. Lined with palm trees, the waterfront esplanade has views of the Mediterranean Sea and the summits of to the east.

Photo: Maya-Anaïs Yataghène, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rawcheh and Ras Beirut.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is in . The has always been a tourist attraction. Its renowned rock landmark Pigeon Rocks attracts visitors from all over the world.

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is an upscale residential neighborhood in , Lebanon. It has a mixed population of Christians, Muslims and Druze, and is associated with nonsectarian relations between members of the groupings.

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.

Hamra

Latitude
33.89548° or 33° 53′ 44″ north
Longitude
35.48202° or 35° 28′ 55″ east
Elevation
67 metres (220 feet)
Open location code
8G5QVFWJ+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 564366026
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
6274905
Wiki­data ID
Q5646357
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Hamra” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الحمرا”
  • Arabic: “الحمراء”
  • Bengali: “হামরা”
  • French: “Hamra”
  • German: “Beirut, Sektor 34”
  • German: “El Hamra”
  • German: “El-Hamra”
  • German: “Hamra”
  • Persian: “حمراء، بیروت”

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