Beirut Hippodrome
Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, is home to two hippodromes, a historic one from the Roman era and a modern one that was built in the late 19th century.Photo: Synaps commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Beirut and Horsh Beirut.
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 300 metres east of Beirut Hippodrome.
Horsh Beirut
Park
Horsh Beirut is an urban park in the heart of the capital of Lebanon, Beirut. The urban park is also known as Horsh El Snaubar. The park covers about 0.3 square kilometres of green space within municipal Beirut.
USJ Humanities Campus
University
Photo: Naxh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
USJ Humanities Campus is an university, which is situated 400 metres north of Beirut Hippodrome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jnah and Ashrafieh.
Jnah
Jnah is in Beirut. The Jnah is one of the luxurious residential districts of the Capital. Its name literally means "wing" due to its location along the southern border of Beirut, extending eastward from the sea to the reconstructed Sport City inland.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.
Beirut
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beirut is the capital city of Lebanon with a population of approximately 2.1 million people in its metropolitan area. The city is on a relatively small headland jutting into the east Mediterranean.
Beirut Hippodrome
- Type: Athletics track
- Description: Roman and modern horse racing venue in Beirut, Lebanon
- Categories: sports venue, horse racing, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.87745° or 33° 52′ 39″ northLongitude
35.51183° or 35° 30′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8G5QVGG6+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 481312160OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=trackOpenStreetMap feature
sport=horse_racingWikidata ID
Q4881380
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Satellite Map
Discover Beirut Hippodrome from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Beirut Hippodrome” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سباق الخيل”
- Arabic: “ميدان سباق الخيل في بيروت”
- French: “Hippodrome de Beyrouth”
- French: “Hippodrome du parc de Beyrouth”
- Hebrew: “ההיפודרום של ביירות”
- Spanish: “Hipodromo de Beirut”
- Spanish: “Hipódromo de Beirut”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Military Court and TLS contact.
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