A street scene in Beirut in 1967. Beirut is the capital and largest city in Lebanon. It is the third-largest city in the Levant region and the fifteenth-largest in the Arab world. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast, Beirut is an important regional port. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, having been inhabited for more than 5,000 years.


A street scene in Beirut in 1967. Beirut is the capital and largest city in Lebanon. It is the third-largest city in the Levant region and the fifteenth-largest in the Arab world. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast, Beirut is an important regional port. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, having been inhabited for more than 5,000 years. This image is from an old, grainy amateur Agfa colour transparency. It will look slightly soft if used at too large a size – a vintage 1960s photograph.


Size: 3071px × 2011px
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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