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Beirut

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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

Site History: Second Millennium BC

Oldest Culture: Phoenician

Later Cultures: Mixed

Site Features: Mixed Monuments

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