--Nadia Tueni from

"Lebanon: Twenty

Poems for one Love"

Known as the "Cultural Capital of the Arab World," "Paris of the East," and "The City of Lights," Beirut is the capital, chief port, and primate city of Lebanon. Once regarded as the center for economic, social, and cosmopolitan life, Beirut suffered many loses during the civil war from 1975 to 1990. This site attempts to explore the many different aspects of Beirut as well as the effects of the civil war on the city.