Beirut: The city where streets still have French statesmen’s names

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NAJIA HOUSSARI

Tue, 2020-09-01 01:37

BEIRUT: After the French entered Lebanon in 1920 after the declaration of the State of Greater Lebanon, they reconfigured the capital Beirut to conform to the new political order.

Among the most visible transformations was the introduction of identity cards for residents, a move that sought to establish a Lebanese entity separated from other Arab states.

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