What is Port of Beirut?
[[File:Hafen von Beirut.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The port in 2003]] The '''Port of Beirut''' ({{lang-ar|مرفأ بيروت}}) is the main port in [[Lebanon]] on the eastern part of the [[Saint George Bay]] on Beirut's northern Mediterranean coast. It is west of the [[Beirut River]]. It is one of the largest and busiest ports on the Eastern [[Mediterranean]].<ref>[http://www.lebanonembassyus.org/country_lebanon/economy.html The Economy (Major Sectors of the Economy)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908003830/http://www.lebanonembassyus.org/country_lebanon/economy.html |date=8 September 2013 }}, Lebanese Embassy of the U.S.</ref> On 4 August 2020, [[2020 Beirut explosions|two large explosions]] happened at the port, killing at least 220 people, and injuring more than 5,000 others.<ref name=CabinetDeclare>[http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2020/Aug-05/509878-lebanon-mourns-beirut-blast-toll-expected-to-rise.ashx Cabinet declares state of emergency, port officials placed under house arrest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813034407/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2020/Aug-05/509878-lebanon-mourns-beirut-blast-toll-expected-to-rise.ashx |date=2020-08-13 }}, ''Daily Star'' (5 August 2020).</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Ports and harbours|Beirut]] [[Category:Beirut]]