[DOC] [TLE] Beirut - Wikipedia [PAR] Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. No recent population census has 
been done .... Its name derives from the Canaanite-Phoenician be'erot ("wells"), 
referring to the underground water ... The modern city overlies the ancient one, 
and little archaeology was carried out until after the end of the civil war in 1991. [DOC] [TLE] Bahrain - Wikipedia [PAR] Bahrain officially the Kingdom of Bahrain is a small Arab monarchy in the Persian 
Gulf. Bahrain ... and largest city, Manama ... It is a small archipelago centered on 
Bahrain Island, its largest land mass. .... of Arad, a residential suburb of Muharraq
, is believed to originate from "Arados", the ancient Greek name for Muharraq. [DOC] [TLE] Beirut | Define Beirut at Dictionary.com [PAR] Note: Often called the Paris of the Middle East, the city was badly damaged 
during Lebanon's civil war in the 1970s and 1980s. It is now being rebuilt. [DOC] [TLE] Beirut | national capital, Lebanon | Britannica.com [PAR] Beirut, Arabic Bayrt, French Beyrouth, capital, chief port, and largest city of 
Lebanon. .... indicated by its name, derived from the Canaanite name of Beert 
(Wells), ... along with its coastal suburbs, as a fief of the Latin kingdom of 
Jerusalem. [DOC] [TLE] Lebanese Maronite Villages - MARONITE HERITAGE [PAR] Akoura: It is the name of a Lebanese town in Syriac language. It means: Ain ... 
Annaya: (1150m above sea level, 52 km from Beirut) The name may have 
different origins: -bet annaya: ... -bir: the wells. ... Jounieh: It is an Aramaic word 
Gounieh that means corners. ... An ancient Phoenician name which means "
fenced". [DOC] [TLE] Is This the End of Christianity in the Middle East? - The New York ... [PAR] Jul 22, 2015 ... As the wells dried up, some left and others talked about where they might go ... 
ISIS now held not just Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, but also Ramadi and 
Fallujah .... The genocide waged by the Young Turks in the name of nationalism 
... Syrian Christian refugees in Beirut, Lebanon, mourn the death of an... [DOC] [TLE] Who Were the Phoenicians? - National Geographic Magazine ... [PAR] Inspired by Egypt, obelisks punctuate a temple in Byblos, Lebanon, that was 
likely ... which means the "red people"a name that became Phoeniciansafter 
their word for a ... Wells was pioneering genetic methods for tracing migrations of 
ancient ... exploring for the first time the port of Sidon, another major Phoenician 
city. [DOC] [TLE] Phoenicia, Phoenicians of the Present: Who is Phoenician and who ... [PAR] DNA tests of both Lebanese Muslim & Christian "support that [both] populations ... 
of the Phoenician Christian community that resided in the cities of Phoenicia .... 
Wells said that even though the genetic matches are found only in about 2 
percent of .... As for the Arabs' use of the word, it occurs for the first time in the 
ancient... [DOC] [TLE] Tripoli (Republic of Lebanon): 2013 Islamic Culture Capital for the ... [PAR] Jun 11, 2015 ... Tripoli is the second largest city in the Republic of Lebanon, after Beirut. It has 
always been known for its strategic location, connecting the... [DOC] [TLE] The Significance of Syria In the Bible History and Civilizations [PAR] Syria, do you remember you are called the cradle of civilizations and Semitic ... 
many of the displaced to return to farmland for attention by digging wells for water
. ... The most glorious gift to mankind is the Holy Bible, the word of God, the ..... It 
is the name of an ancient city on the North Syrian coast opposite the island of... [DOC] [TLE] Stand for Israel - Beersheba : Modern Cities : Land of Israel [PAR] Beersheba is the 7th largest city in Israel, and the largest in the southern desert 
region known as the Negev. ... Both Abraham and Isaac dug wells; in fact, the 
Hebrew word for "well" is "be'er," which is likely where the city's name came

Question: The name of this largest city in Lebanon is from an ancient word for "wells"
Answer: Beirut