Beirut
- Country: Lebanon
- City: Beirut
- Population: 2,421,000
- Area: 20 km2
Mayor: Jamal Itani
Jamal Itani is a politician, businessman, civil servant and owner of Levant Holding. He was the mayor of Beirut, Lebanon.
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region and the thirteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon’s Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the oldest cities in the world.
Beirut is Lebanon’s seat of government and plays a central role in the Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important seaport for the country and region and is rated a Beta + World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.