Local time
Sun, 4:57 AM GMT+3Asia/BeirutCityCapital
Beirut
33.87° N, 35.51° E
- Population
- 1,846,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 5
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 5 cities of Lebanon in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Lebanon, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Asia/Beirut
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Practical bearings for Beirut, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Beirut have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name Beirut derives from the Phoenician or Hebrew word "be'erot," meaning "the wells," which were the only source of water in the region.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person