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  2. Beirut - Wikipedia

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    Beirut ( / beɪˈruːt / bay-ROOT; [3] Arabic: بيروت, romanized : Bayrūt ⓘ; French: Beyrouth) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, [4] which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region and the thirteenth-largest in the Arab world.

  3. Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport - Wikipedia

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    Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport ( Arabic: مطار رفيق الحريري الدولي بيروت, (previously known as Beirut International Airport) ( IATA: BEY, ICAO: OLBA) is the only operational commercial airport in Lebanon. It is located in the Southern Suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the city center.

  4. Lyapunov time - Wikipedia

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    Lyapunov time. In mathematics, the Lyapunov time is the characteristic timescale on which a dynamical system is chaotic. It is named after the Russian mathematician Aleksandr Lyapunov. It is defined as the inverse of a system's largest Lyapunov exponent. [1]

  5. Timeline of Beirut - Wikipedia

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    64 BC – Beirut conquered by Agrippa. 14 BC – During the reign of Herod the Great, Berytus became a colonia. 551 CE – Earthquake. [1] 635 – Beirut passes into Arab control. [1] 759 – Prince Arslan bin al-Mundhir founds the Principality of Sin-el-Fil in Beirut. 1110 – Baldwin overtakes city, is absorbed into the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

  6. France pushes efforts in Lebanon to prevent war between ... - AOL

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    NAQOURA, Lebanon (Reuters) -France's foreign minister said on Sunday there had been progress in discussions with senior officials in Lebanon aimed at easing tensions between Hezbollah and Israel ...

  7. United States invasion of Grenada - Wikipedia

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    The United States of America and a coalition of six Caribbean nations invaded the island nation of Grenada, 100 miles (160 km) north of Venezuela at dawn on 25 October 1983. Codenamed Operation Urgent Fury by the U.S. military, it resulted in military occupation within a few days. [9] It was triggered by the strife within the People's ...

  8. Beirut Central District - Wikipedia

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    In 2009, the Beirut Marathon nearly drew 33,000 runners covering various distances from 10 kilometers to the traditional 42 kilometers. "Beirut Chants" Festival. Beirut Chants is a sacred music festival launched in 2007 by Solidere, and is part of the European Festivals Association. It takes place over a period of five weeks each year-end in ...

  9. Sabra and Shatila massacre - Wikipedia

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    The Sabra and Shatila massacre was the 16–18 September 1982 killings of between 700 and 3,500 civilians—mostly Palestinians and Lebanese Shias —in the city of Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War. It was perpetrated by the Lebanese Forces, one of the main Christian militias in Lebanon, and supported by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that ...

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