Fun fact 1 about Beirut
city
The name Beirut is derived from the Phoenician word bēʾrūt, meaning 'wells'.
Beirut
Lebanon
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city
Beirut
Lebanon
Country
Lebanon
Population
2.4M
Coordinates
33.89, 35.51
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.
From the “Etymology” section
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