Achrafieh, (Arabic: الأشرفية; spelled in English as Ashrafieh), is one of Beirut's oldest quarters. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 It is located on a hill in the eastern part of Beirut alongside the shore. Achrafieh is both a residential and commercial district characterized by narrow winding streets and prestigious large apartment and office buildings. Within a urban area there is a tendency for land uses to Aggregate. Commerce is a division of trade or production which deals with the exchange of goods and services from producer to final consumer It is a location of investment and tourism.
Until the 1930s, Achrafieh was largely composed of farmland owned and farmed by only a few Christian families that ruled the country and the region for centuries. The Lebanese government, which at the time was under French Mandate, partitioned the land in Achrafieh to build roads and highways, forcing these families to eventually sell large parts of their land. Lebanon is a Parliamentary democracy within the overall framework of confessionalism, in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives
Achrafieh used to be ruled by seven socially and economically prominent Christian Greek Orthodox families that formed Beirut's High Society for centuries: Ferneini, Bustros, Sursock, Trad, Tueini, Araman, and Fayad. The Greek Orthodox Church ( Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία Hellēnorthódoxē Ekklēsía) is formed by several autocephalous churches High Society ( 1956) is Musical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in VistaVision and Technicolor with music and lyrics The Bustros family is a prominent Christian Lebanese family It is one of the original Beirut aristocratic families along with Ferneini Sursock, Trad Sursock is a Greek Orthodox, Lebanese family and one of Beirut's aristocratic families
The area is divided into numerous smaller neighborhoods. Its most prominent ones include St Nicolas (where important buildings include the Sursock House, Sursock Museum and the Sofil building) and Tabaris (among its important buildings: 812 Tabaris, Achrafieh Tower, Yared buildings, Metropolis, and L'Hermitage building). Saint Nicholas (Άγιος Νικόλαος, Agios Nikolaos, "victory of the people" is the common name for Nicholas of Myra, a Christian Saint Sursock House (also known as Palais Sursock) is a grand palace located on Rue Sursock in the city of Beirut in Lebanon, which is owned by Sursock Museum, which is officially known as Nicolas Sursock Museum, is a modern art Museum in Beirut, Lebanon. A metropolis (from the Greek μήτηρ mētēr meaning 'mother' and πόλις pólis meaning 'city/town' is a big City, in most cases with L'Hermitage (Ar Peniti Gallo: L'Ermitaij) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in northwestern
During the Lebanese Civil War, which started in 1975, Achrafieh was an important base for Lebanese Christian militias and the Lebanese Forces, and as such formed part of Christian East Beirut. The Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990 was a multifaceted Civil war whose antecedents can be traced back to the conflicts and political compromises reached after the end Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Lebanese Forces (LF ( Arabic: القوات اللبنانية al-quwat al-lubnāniyya) is a Lebanese political party and a former
Neighborhoods of Achrafieh
- Gemmayzeh
- Gouraud
- Monot
- Sodeco
- Sursock
- Escalier de l'Art
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