Culture & History Beirut: Bullet Holes, Baroque Balconies, and the Best Breakfast in the Middle East
A culture and history guide to Beirut, Lebanon — from its Phoenician origins and French Mandate architecture to the civil war scars and the 2020 port explosion. Includes neighborhood breakdowns (Gemmayzeh, Mar Mikhael, Hamra, Downtown), museum guides with current prices, and the best manousheh in the Middle East.
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