Beirut

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Beirut

Total population

1,252,000

Coordinates33.90°, 35.48°

Demographic figures from Central Administration of Statistics (Lebanon). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. As of 2025, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.4 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the twelfth-largest city in the Levant region and the sixteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the oldest cities in the world.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.