Rue Verdun, or Verdun Street, is an upscale commercial and residential street in

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus lie ...

. The street, which is a major shopping center and tourist attraction, was named in honor of the

Battle of Verdun The Battle of Verdun (french: Bataille de Verdun ; german: Schlacht um Verdun ) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north ...

during

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. It is officially named

Rachid Karami Rashid Abdul Hamid Karami (30 December 1921 – 1 June 1987) ( ar, رشيد كرامي) was a Lebanese statesman. He is considered one of the most important political figures in Lebanon for more than 30 years, including during much of the Lebane ...

Street, after Lebanon's late Prime Minister who was assassinated during the

Lebanese Civil War The Lebanese Civil War ( ar, الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية, translit=Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities a ...

Landmarks

* Lycée Franco-Libanais Verdun - one of Beirut's most prominent Francophone schools. * The

Druze The Druze (; ar, دَرْزِيٌّ, ' or ', , ') are an Arabic-speaking esoteric ethnoreligious group from Western Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, syncretic, and ethnic religion based on the teachings of ...

Center - the seat of the High Sheik of the Druze Sect in Lebanon. * The "Rashid Karami" memorial statue - the man the street is named after.

Tourism

Verdun is home to a number of hotels, including: *

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has a prime location on the entrance of Rue Verdun. * Radisson Blu Hotel Verdun, rising above the bustling Dunes Center. * Bristol Hotel, an old-age landmark lying on the intersection of Verdun and Hamra. * Staybridge Suites Verdun is home to some major fashion boutiques and retail chains. The street also has restaurants, cafes and coffee shops. There is little nightlife, with few or no clubs and bars in the area.

Gallery

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Verdun Verdun (, , , ; official name before 1970 ''Verdun-sur-Meuse'') is a large city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department. Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital ...

Tourist attractions in Beirut Shopping malls in Beirut Retailing in Lebanon

Landmarks

Tourism

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