BEIRUT

Aug. 6, 2020

At least 100 people were killed and nearly 4,000 injured in a massive explosion at Lebanon’s capital Beirut.

About:

  • Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.

  • Beirut sits on a peninsula extending westward into the Mediterranean Sea.

  • It is flanked by the Lebanon Mountains and has taken on a triangular shape, largely influenced by its situation between and atop two hills: Al-Ashrafieh and Al-Musaytibah.