Claim: Lebanon's capital is Tripoli.
Evidence: Because of its financial power and diversity in its heyday , Lebanon was referred to as the `` Switzerland of the East '' during the 1960s , and its capital , Beirut , attracted so many tourists that it was known as `` the Paris of the Middle East ''.
Beirut -LRB- بيروت , Beyrouth -RRB- is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.