If you decide to take a trip to the capital of Lebanon – Beirut, know that this major city in the country is a little less than 1500 km away from Sofia. Beirut is beautifully situated on the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon that covers the entire western part of the country. Beirut is the largest settlement in the Republic of Lebanon and its major port. As a main port of Lebanon, Beirut has a very important role in world shipping. The other important ports along the coast of Lebanon are still those in Tripoli and Saida, who are respectively the second and third largest city in the republic. Beirut lies right in the middle of the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon and extend the total area of ​​85 sq. km. Nearly two million people live in the main city, and plus those in the suburbs of Beirut, the number of inhabitants reaches about two million two hundred thousand. The Panorama of Beirut, which is built on a peninsula in the Mediterranean is quite impressive. The town also has much to offer visitors to be a memorable stay. Beirut is the main economic, financial and political center of Lebanon, but also it is the cultural heart of the country. There are quite theaters, religious temples and nightlife in Beirut is also something that allows for enjoyable entertainment. This is true even though Lebanon and its capital Beirut were previously unattractive tourist destination because of political and military conflicts that the country had. In Lebanon, due to lack of natural resources are poorly developed industry and agriculture. However, the country headed to the capital Beirut has a high development of trade, services, banking and financial sector and tourism. In recent years Lebanon gradually emerge from the economic crisis and this is largely due to progress Beirut marks. The main industries which favorably of the republic are oil refining, textile, food processing, construction, chemical.
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Anjar is one of the unique places in Lebanon that can not be compared with almost no sight or landmark in the country. This is definitely one of the Asian top destinations. Anjar today offers the ruins of an ancient city which is a unique testimony to city planning Umayyads. Anjar is located in the Zahle, which is part of the Bekaa Governorate. The ancient city stands in the Bekaa Valley in the western part of the average Lebanese. In literal translation Anjar means “running river”. The place is locally known as Haoush Mousa. Currently Anjar population is about 2400 people, consisting mainly of Armenians. In 1939 the town was inhabited by several thousand Armenian refugees from the Turkish area Musa Dagh. Located 58 km from Beirut, Anjar archaeological heritage is unmatched by any other monument in the country. Most of them are overlays of one another from different historical periods, while Anjar monument is an outstanding model of a single epoch. Although created relatively late (in the 8th century) Anjar no millennial history of the ancient cities like Babylon, but in contrast, managed to prosper for several decades. Here you can see this as a mosque in Baalbeck, but unless there are many ruins that tell the history of the Umayyads state. Founded between 705-715 years Anzhar quickly became an important trading crossroads, taking advantage of its strategic location at the crossroads of important trade routes leading to Damascus, Homs, Baalbek and the south. Anjar remain forever unique in the only historical example of domestic commercial center.
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