Al-Ba`sa

Al-Ba`sa is an apartment building in , . Al-Ba`sa is situated nearby to , as well as near .
Photo: باسم, CC BY 4.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: The thinnest and narrowest building in Beirut, founded in 1954
  • Also known as: “Al-Ba`sa Building”, “Albʻṣh”, “Alshkhtwrh”, “the Grudge”, and “The Grudge Building”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Lighthouse and Lighthouse of Beirut.

Photo: Maya-Anaïs Yataghène, CC BY 2.0.

Lighthouse
Photo: Elgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 340 metres northwest of Al-Ba`sa.

Mosque
Photo: باسم, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 500 metres east of Al-Ba`sa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ras Beirut and Hamra.

Photo: Not home, CC0.
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.

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.

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.

Al-Ba`sa

Latitude
33.898° or 33° 53′ 53″ north
Longitude
35.47259° or 35° 28′ 21″ east
Open location code
8G5QVFXF+62
Open­Street­Map ID
way 548157840
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q126596274
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Al-Ba`sa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البعصة”
  • Arabic: “الشختورة”
  • Arabic: “بناية البعصة”
  • Arabic: “بناية الشختورة”
  • Arabic: “مبنى البعصة”
  • Arabic: “مبنى الشختورة”
  • French: “Al-Ba’sa”
  • Hebrew: “בית הבאסה”

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