Rue Verdun

Upscale commercial and residential street in Beirut, Lebanon

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BLOM Bank Headquarters on Verdun

Rue Verdun, or Verdun Street, is an upscale commercial and residential street in Beirut, Lebanon.[1] The street was named in honor of the Battle of Verdun during World War I. It is officially named Rachid Karami Street, after Lebanon's late Prime Minister who was assassinated during the Lebanese Civil War.

## Landmarks

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* Lycée Franco-Libanais Verdun \- a Francophone school.
* The Druze Center - the seat of the High Sheik of the Druze Sect in Lebanon.
* The "Rashid Karami" memorial statue - the street is named after him.

## Tourism

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Verdun hosts a number of hotels, including:

* Four Points by Sheraton, located at the entrance of Rue Verdun.
* Radisson Blu Hotel Verdun, situated near the Dunes Center.
* Bristol Hotel, at the intersection of Verdun and Hamra.
* Staybridge Suites, a hotel chain near the intersection of Verdun and Iben Rouchoud.

Verdun is home to some major fashion boutiques, retail chains and the large ABC shopping center.[2] The street also has restaurants, cafes and coffee shops. There is little nightlife, with few or no clubs and bars in the area.

## Gallery

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* Sidewalk Cafes along Verdun Street

* Christmas decorations on Verdun Street

* The interior of a Verdun shopping center

* Security guards on a shopping center entrance

## See also

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* Beirut Central District

## Notes and references

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1. ^ Verdun Archived 2012-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "Verdun". Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-08-15.

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Beirut Neighbourhoods (a.k.a. cadastres, quarters), Numbered Sectors, and Streets

Aain (Dar) el-Mraisse دار الِمْريسِة|

* 35 Ras Beirut sector in Dar el-Mraisse

Ras Beirut رأس بيروت|

* 34 Hamra (Hamra Street شارع الحمراء)
* 36 Manara
* 37 Qoreitem
* 38 Raouché الروشة (Rue Madame Curie شارع مدام كوري)
* 39 Ain el-Tineh
* Avenue des Français
* Corniche Beirut كورنيش (Avenue de Paris, Avenue General de Gaulle شارع الجنرال ديغول)
* Rue Bliss شارع بلس
* Rue Clemenceau شارع كليمنصو
* Rue George Post
* Rue Jeanne d'Arc
* Rue John Kennedy
* Rue de Phénicie
* Rue Spears
* Rue Van Dyck

Mousaitbeh الِمْصَيطْبِِة|

* 40 Zarif
* 41 Sanyeh
* 42 Talle el-Drouz
* 44 Dar el-Fatwa
* 45 Tallet el-Khayat
* 46 UNESCO
* 47 Mar Elias
* 48 Wata
* 49 Mousaitbeh sector

Zuqaq al-Blat زْقاق الِبْلاط|

* 23 Serail
* 24 Batrakieh

Mina el-Hosn ميناء الحُصن|

* 20 Mina el-Hosn
* 21 Bab Idris
* 22 Qantari

Marfa'a المَرْفَأ|

* 11 Nejmeh
* 12 Majidieh
* 14 Marfa'a
* 15 BEIRUT CENTRAL DISTRICT وسط بيروت (Saint George Bay \- Foch-Allenby \- Serail Hill\- Nejmeh Square-Rue Maarad شارع المعرض - Rue Verdun \- Rue Weygand (Rue Nouvelle) - Beirut Souks \- Wadi Abu Jamil)

Bachoura الباشورَة|

* 25 Basta el-Tahta
* 26 Bachoura sector

Mazraa المَزْرَعَة|

* 50 Burj Abi Haidar
* 51 Basta el-Faouqa
* 52 Ras el-Nabaa
* 53 Mazraa sector
* 55 Malaab
* 56 Tariq el-Jdideh
* 57 Horch
* 58 Parc
* 59 Amlieh

Achrafieh الأَشْرَفِيِّة|

* Rue Huvelin
* Sassine Square
* 61 Furn el-Hayek
* 62 Nasra
* 63 Achrafieh sector
* 64 Hôtel Dieu
* 65 Mar Mitr
* 66 Adlieh (Palais de Justice)
* 67 Sioufi
* 68 Ghabi
* 69 Croniche el-Nahr
* Sodeco (Rue Monnot شارع مونو)

Saifi الصَّيْفي|

* 27 Yesouieh
* 28 Mar Maroun
* 29 Gemmayzeh sector in Saifi

Rmeil neighbourhood الرّميل|

* Gemmayzeh جميزة/Mar Nicolas مار نقولا (Escalier de l'Art \- Rue Gouraud \- Rue Sursock)
* 73 Hikmeh
* 74 Mustashfa El-Roum (Hôpital Orthodoxe)
* 78 Jeitaoui
* 79 Qobayat

Medawar الِمْدَوَّر|

* Badaro
* 72 Rmeil sector of Medawar neighbourhood
* 75 Mar Mikhaël
* 76 Khodr
* 77 Jisr

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