Beirut

Beirut (, Bayrūt) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Lebanon wi a population rangin frae some 1 million tae ower 2 million as o 2007. Locatit on a peninsulae at the midpoint o Lebanon's coastline wi the Mediterranean sea, it serves as the kintra's lairgest an main seaport, an an' a' forms the Beirut Metropolitan Aurie, which consists o the ceety an its suburbs. The first mention o this metropolis is foond in the ancient Egyptian Tell el Amarna letters, datin tae the 15t century BC, an the ceety haes been continuously inhabitit syne.

Beirut haulds Lebanon's seat o govrenment, an plays a central role in the Lebanese economy wi its ceety centre, Hamra, Verdun, an Ashrafieh-based corporate firms an banks. The ceety is the focal point o the kintra's cultural life, renouned for its press, theatres, cultural activities, an nichtlife. Efter the destructive Lebanese ceevil war, Beirut unnerwent major reconstruction,Reconstruction of Beirut , Macalester CollegeLebanon's Reconstruction: A Work in Progress, VOA NewsBeirut: Between Memory and Desire, Worldview an the redesigned historic ceety centre, marina, pubs an nichtlife destricts hae ance again rendered it a tourist attraction.
Beirut wis named the top place tae visit in 2009 bi The New York Times. It wis an aa leetit as ane o the ten liveliest ceeties in the warld bi Lonely Planet in 2009.

 Internaitional relations 

 Twin touns – Sister ceeties 
Beirut is twinned wi:

  Amman, Jordan
  Athens, Greece
  Baghdad, Iraq
   Bogotá, Colombie  
  Brest, Fraunce
  Cairo, Egyp 
  Damascus, Sirie
  Tripoli, Libie 

  Dubai, Unitit Arab Emirates
  Isfahan, Iran.
  Istanbul, Turkey
  Kuwait Ceety, Kuwait
  Los Angeles, Unitit States
  Lyon, Fraunce
   Marseille,  Fraunce

  Mexico Ceety, Mexico
  Moscow, Roushie
  Nicosia, Cyprus 
  Quebec Ceety, Canadae
  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  Split, Croatie 
  Strasbourg, Fraunce
  Yerevan, Armenie

 References 

Category:Beirut
Category:Amarna letters locations
Category:Auncient ceeties
Category:Auncient Greek steids in Lebanon
Category:Auncient mints
Category:Airchaeological steids in Lebanon
Category:Caipitals in Asie
Category:Populatit places in the Beirut Govrenorate
Category:Populatit coastal places in Lebanon
Category:Crusades
Category:Hellenistic colonies
Category:Mediterranean
Category:Mediterranean port ceeties an touns in Lebanon
Category:Phoenicie ceeties
Category:Phoenicie steids in Lebanon
Category:Roman colonies
Category:Roman steids in Lebanon
Category:Populatit places established in the 3rd millennium BC