West Beirut
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West Beirut is the predominantly Muslim western sector of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, which was heavily affected by the Lebanese Civil War and associated with key events such as the Sabra and Shatila massacre.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sector of Beirut
ⓘ
urban district ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Sabra and Shatila massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictTypeExperienced |
sectarian violence
ⓘ
shelling ⓘ siege ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ |
| contains |
Hamra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mazraa NERFINISHED ⓘ Ras Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabra NERFINISHED ⓘ Shatila NERFINISHED ⓘ Tariq el-Jdideh NERFINISHED ⓘ airport district of Beirut ⓘ |
| controlledByDuringConflict |
Muslim militias
ⓘ
leftist militias ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic |
ethnically and religiously mixed neighborhoods
ⓘ
predominantly Muslim population ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
American University of Beirut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lebanese American University (Beirut campus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commercial center of Beirut
ⓘ
residential area of Beirut ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Corniche Beirut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamra Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificantCommunity |
Druze
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palestinian refugees ⓘ Shia Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunni Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beirut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Eastern European Summer Time
ⓘ
Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Sabra refugee camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shatila refugee camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | Israeli invasion of Lebanon (1982) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientationDuringWar |
largely leftist
ⓘ
largely pro-Palestinian ⓘ |
| postWarStatus |
no longer formally divided by the Green Line
ⓘ
reintegrated with East Beirut ⓘ |
| religiousMajority | Muslim ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | East Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separationLine | Green Line (Beirut) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasBesiegedDuring | Israeli invasion of Lebanon (1982) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasDividedFrom | East Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasHeavilyAffectedBy | Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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