Bourj Hammoud
Bourj Hammoud
بُرْجُ حَمُّودٍ Պուրճ Համուտ | |
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A narrow street in Bourj Hammoud | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′37.0″N 35°32′25.0″E / 33.893611°N 35.540278°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
| District | Matn District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mardig Boghossian |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | ~150,000−175,000 |
| Time zone | +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
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Bourj Hammoud (also spelled Burj Hammud; Arabic: بُرْجُ حَمُّودٍ; Armenian: Պուրճ Համուտ) is a town and municipality in Lebanon located north-east of the capital Beirut, in the Matn District, and is part of Greater Beirut. The town is heavily populated by Lebanese Armenians.
Bourj Hammoud is a mixed residential, industrial and commercial area and is one of the most densely populated districts in the Middle East. Bourj Hammoud has a major waterfront (river and sea) at Beirut's north gateway that, however, underwent an anarchic urban development.