Hamra, Beirut
Hamra الحمراء | |
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Neighborhood | |
33°54′N 35°29′E / 33.900°N 35.483°E / 33.900; 35.483 | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Beirut Governorate |
District | Beirut District |
Government | |
• Municipality | Beirut Municipality |
Highest elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dialing code | +961 |
Website | beirut.gov.lb |
Hamra (Arabic: الحمراء Al-Hamra'ⓘ) is a neighborhood (sector 34) in Beirut (quarter Ras Beirut), Lebanon. The center of the neighborhood, Hamra Street, is one of Beirut's major commercial districts, and is known for its fashion stores, as well as many restaurants, cafes, bars and hotels. The area is known for having a lively nightlife.
Notably, The American University of Beirut and Lebanese American University are both located in the neighborhood.[1][2]
Hamra Street used to be one of the main places where Arab poets, writers, thinkers, and philosophers used to meet and collaborate, making it an important cultural hub of Beirut. Many ruins of the Lebanese Civil War remain obvious on the walls of buildings to this day, but it has also seen much urban development over the last decades. Although it may not be as vibrant culturally and artistically as it once was, it is still a street rich with life and art. Graffiti has become a form of artistic expression found on the walls of the buildings along the central boulevard;[3] an example of this is a mural of the popular singer and icon Sabah found towards the beginning of the street.
References
- ^ "Campus & Facilities". American University of Beirut. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Faculty of Public Health". Lebanese University. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Ellie Violet Bramley (22 September 2015). "How a Beirut graffiti artist is using his murals to try to unite a fragmented city". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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- 35 Ras Beirut sector in Dar el-Mraisse
- 34 Hamra (Hamra Street شارع الحمراء)
- 36 Manara
- 37 Qoreitem
- 38 Raouché الروشة (Rue Madame Curie شارع مدام كوري)
- 39 Ain el-Tineh
- Avenue des Français
- Corniche Beirut كورنيش (Avenue de Paris, Avenue General de Gaulle شارع الجنرال ديغول)
- Rue Bliss شارع بلس
- Rue Clemenceau شارع كليمنصو
- Rue George Post
- Rue Jeanne d'Arc
- Rue John Kennedy
- Rue de Phénicie
- Rue Spears
- Rue Van Dyck
- 40 Zarif
- 41 Sanyeh
- 42 Talle el-Drouz
- 44 Dar el-Fatwa
- 45 Tallet el-Khayat
- 46 UNESCO
- 47 Mar Elias
- 48 Wata
- 49 Mousaitbeh sector
- 23 Serail
- 24 Batrakieh
- 20 Mina el-Hosn
- 21 Bab Idris
- 22 Qantari
- 11 Nejmeh
- 12 Majidieh
- 14 Marfa'a
- 15 BEIRUT CENTRAL DISTRICT وسط بيروت (Saint George Bay - Foch-Allenby - Serail Hill- Nejmeh Square-Rue Maarad شارع المعرض - Rue Verdun - Rue Weygand (Rue Nouvelle) - Beirut Souks - Wadi Abu Jamil)
- 25 Basta el-Tahta
- 26 Bachoura sector
- 50 Burj Abi Haidar
- 51 Basta el-Faouqa
- 52 Ras el-Nabaa
- 53 Mazraa sector
- 55 Malaab
- 56 Tariq el-Jdideh
- 57 Horch
- 58 Parc
- 59 Amlieh
- Rue Huvelin
- Sassine Square
- 61 Furn el-Hayek
- 62 Nasra
- 63 Achrafieh sector
- 64 Hôtel Dieu
- 65 Mar Mitr
- 66 Adlieh (Palais de Justice)
- 67 Sioufi
- 68 Ghabi
- 69 Croniche el-Nahr
- Sodeco (Rue Monnot شارع مونو)
- 27 Yesouieh
- 28 Mar Maroun
- 29 Gemmayzeh sector in Saifi
- Gemmayzeh جميزة/Mar Nicolas مار نقولا (Escalier de l'Art - Rue Gouraud - Rue Sursock)
- 73 Hikmeh
- 74 Mustashfa El-Roum (Hôpital Orthodoxe)
- 78 Jeitaoui
- 79 Qobayat
- Badaro
- 72 Rmeil sector of Medawar neighbourhood
- 75 Mar Mikhaël
- 76 Khodr
- 77 Jisr