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Beirut (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 52 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.8667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 30 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ruled by Romans until capture of Syria by Arabs in 635; taken for kingdom of Jerusalem by Baldwin I in 1110; taken by Saracens in 1291; ruled by Druses but belonged to Ottoman Empire; went to Egypt, then to British & French for Turks 1840, to French 1918. |
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| Bayrūt (preferred,C,V)
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| Bayrut (C,V)
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| Beirut (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Beyrouth (C,O)
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| ביירות (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Berytos (H,O)
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| Berytus (H,O)
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............ | ancient |
| Beyrut (H,O)
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| Colonia Iulia Augusta Felix Berytus (H,O)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Beirut (governorate) (P) |
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Beirut (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was very ancient city, including Canaanite settlement in 3rd mill. BC, then Phoenician settlement, then Hellenistic |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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since 1920 |
| regional capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| financial center (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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since 1500 BC |
| religious center (C) |
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| refugee center (C) |
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for Palestinians in late 20th cen., site of unrest between Muslims & Christians & Israeli forces |
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Related geographic places: |
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Lebanon .......... (nation) |
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(World, Asia) [1000126] |
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