Beirut
City
Capital of Lebanon on the Mediterranean, divided by the civil war of 1975-90.
Held by
- 1789 – December 31, 1896 Ottoman Empire
- 1898 – August 9, 1920 Ottoman Empire
- August 10, 1920 – November 21, 1943 France Mandate or administration
- since November 22, 1943 Lebanon
Capital of
Events here 15
- February 24, 1912 Battle of Beirut (1912)
- December 28, 1968 1968 Israeli raid on Beirut Airport
- April 9–10, 1973 1973 Israeli raid in Lebanon
- April 13, 1975 – October 13, 1990 Lebanese Civil War
- June 14 – August 21, 1982 Siege of Beirut
- September 16–18, 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre
- April 18, 1983 1983 United States embassy bombing in Beirut
- October 23, 1983 1983 Beirut barracks bombings
- June 14, 1985 TWA Flight 847
- February 14, 2005 Assassination of Rafic Hariri
- November 12, 2015 2015 Beirut bombings
- August 4, 2020 2020 Beirut explosion
- January 2, 2024 Assassination of Saleh al-Arouri
- September 20, 2024 20 September 2024 Beirut attack
- September 27, 2024 2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike