Beirut

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Beirut

Total population

1,252,000

Air quality index

57Moderate

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.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Annabella Hilal

Lebanese television presenter and model

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Assaad W. Razzouk

Lebanese-British clean energy entrepreneur, investor and art gallery owner

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Assaad Seif

archaeologist

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Avedis Donabedian

Lebanese physician

Avo Uvezian

Armenian-American cigar manufacturer, jazz pianist, and composer (1926–2017)

Azizah Hebri

professor

Bassem Christo

Lebanese filmmaker

Bassem Feghali

Lebanese drag queen

Belime

singer

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Benjamin Eli Smith

American writer

Benni Efrat

Israeli artist (born 1936)

Berge Setrakian

Lebanese-Armenian lawyer

Bilal El Najjarine

Lebanese footballer

Mishael Cheshin

Israeli judge

Suzanne Khardalian

Swedish-Armenian journalist

May Menassa

Lebanese journalist and novelist (1939-2019)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Lebanon

• Piranshahr
  577.9 mi away · pop. 91,515
• Qasr-e Shirin
  578.6 mi away · pop. 18,473
• Shinabad
  578.7 mi away
• Sumar
  582.5 mi away · pop. 180
• Oshnaviyeh
  583 mi away · pop. 32,723
• Tazeh Shahr
  593.2 mi away · pop. 8,629
• Salmas
  597.6 mi away · pop. 97,060
• Gilan-e Gharb
  597.6 mi away · pop. 22,331
• Rafi
  602.5 mi away · pop. 3,797
• Baneh
  606.7 mi away · pop. 110,218
• Harir
  613.8 mi away
• Kerend-e Gharb
  616.3 mi away · pop. 7,798

Browse all places in Lebanon →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Beirut

From Beirut to Jerusalem

Thomas L. Friedman · 1988

Tamáss

Tony Chakar · 2002

City Maps Beirut Lebanon

James McFee · 2017

Beirut (Lebanon) - Wink Travel Guide

Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide · 2019

al- Dirāsāt al-ʻArabīyah wa-al-Islāmīyah fī baʻḍ al-bilād al-Ūrubbīyah

Beirut, Lebanon. · 1973

Truth concerning Beirut-Lebanon-Middle East

Paul Pulitzer · 1969

Vacation Sloth Travel Guide Beirut Lebanon

Richard Mayor · 2017

Beirut City Journal, City Notebook for Beirut, Lebanon

Dragon Dragon City Journals Staff · 2013

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Red-veined Dropwing

Trithemis arteriosa

Seen 2026-06-27

Poplar Ladybird Beetle

Oenopia conglobata

Seen 2026-06-09

Proporcellio vulcanius

Proporcellio vulcanius

Seen 2026-05-20

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-05-20

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-05-20

Hooded Crow

Corvus cornix

Seen 2026-05-20

Common Hairy Field Spider

Neoscona subfusca

Seen 2026-05-19

Egyptian Caper

Capparis zoharyi

Seen 2026-05-17

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-05-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Beirut, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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