Sassine Square
Sassine Square is a square in Beirut, Lebanon. Sassine Square is situated nearby to the post office LibanPost, as well as near the shopping center Centre Notre Dame.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sursock Museum and National Museum 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. Sursock Museum is situated 760 metres northwest of Sassine Square.
National Museum of Beirut
Museum
Photo: Elie plus, Public domain.
The National Museum of Beirut is the principal museum of archaeology in Lebanon. The collection begun after World War I, and the museum was officially opened in 1942. National Museum of Beirut is situated 1¼ km southwest of Sassine Square.
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. Saint Joseph University of Beirut is situated 1¼ km west of Sassine Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashrafieh and Bourj Hammoud.
Ashrafieh
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.
Bourj Hammoud
Town
Photo: Serouj, Public domain.
Bourj Hammoud is a town and municipality in Lebanon located north-east of the capital Beirut, in the Matn District, and is part of Greater Beirut. The town is heavily populated by Lebanese Armenians.
Karantina
Neighborhood
La Quarantine, which is colloquially referred to as Karantina and sometimes spelled Quarantina, is a predominantly low-income, mixed-use residential, commercial, and semi-industrial neighborhood in northeastern Beirut.
Sassine Square
- Type: Square
- Category: locality
- Location: Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.88731° or 33° 53′ 14″ northLongitude
35.52086° or 35° 31′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8G5QVGPC+W8OpenStreetMap ID
node 348176167OpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Sassine Square” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ساحة ساسين”
- French: “Place Sassine”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include LibanPost and Centre Notre Dame.
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