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What does France have to do with beirut?

Updated: 8/19/2019
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Lebanon was under a French Mandate for 25 years between 1918 and 1943. The French Mandate included all of Syria and Lebanon, with Beirut as its capital.

During the Mandate, Beirut and its people were heavily influence by French culture. Its effects are evident in Beirut even today, where many people speak French and the local Lebanese dialect of Arabic has many French words mixed in. It is also common to see old buildings and houses around Beirut built in a unique Franco-Lebanese architectural style. Even today, France and Lebanon maintain close political and cultural ties.

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