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Place
Bachoura الباشورة
Bachoura is located in BeirutBachouraBachoura
Coordinates: 33°53′27″N 35°30′12″E / 33.8909°N 35.5032°E / 33.8909; 35.5032
Country Lebanon

Al Bachoura (Arabic: الباشورة) is a neighbourhood in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.

Etymology

The name 'Bachoura' possibly originates from a military term used by the Mamluk state, meaning sand dams. The area was formerly known as "Torbat Omar".

A meeting inside the Beirut Municipal Library

References

  1. "Bachoura". مرصد السكن. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  2. "Mapping Bachoura: Narratives of Residents and Evictions • استوديو أشغال عامّة · Public Works Studio". publicworksstudio.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  3. "جولة في منطقة الباشورة البيروتية التي جذبت الأجانب ومخرجي السينما والمضاربات".
  4. "عن الباشورة التي تحرس بيروت وتراقبها".
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
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
Bachoura الباشورَة
Mazraa المَزْرَعَة
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
Medawar الِمْدَوَّر
 
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