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Ra’s Bayrūt
Neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon

Ra’s Bayrūt

Ras Beirut is an upscale residential neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon.

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It has a mixed population of Christians, Muslims and Druze, and is associated with nonsectarian relations between members of the groupings.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Beirut

    Here you can watch the surf or sunset, have a coffee, and view the red-and-white-striped lighthouse.

  2. 02
    Corniche El Manara

    Continuation of the corniche from the port area.

  3. 03
    Al Ba'sa

    A spite house, built to obstruct view of the house behind it, in 1954.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Sporting Club Beach

    Swimming pools and even a tidal pool basin for saltwater swimming right on the sea.

How locals move

Getting around Ra’s Bayrūt the local way

  • Get inPublic transport There are regular public minivans (usually every five-ten minutes) that go to the Downtown area and to the Charles Helou Station from the airport.
  • Get aroundService [ser-vee-s] are shared-taxis, the same taxis as above but shared between four or more people.
  • Get aroundThe OCFTC that operates a fleet of blue and white city-buses, and the LCC with a fleet of red and white minibuses; Bus fares cost either LL500 (OCFTC bus 24) or LL1000.

From Wikivoyage: Beirut, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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