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  • Beirut

  • 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.
    Archaeological Site
    Beirut
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    Beirut
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    Beirut
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    Beirut

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Lebanon

    Beirut

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    Second Millennium BC

    Phoenician

    Mixed

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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