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Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. The city was settled very long time ago, and the excavations in the downtown area have unearthed layers of Phoenician, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Crusader and Ottoman remains.
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Country: Lebanon
District: Beirut Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Phoenician
Later Cultures: Mixed
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
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Elevation: 24 m
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