Mar Elias, Beirut

This article is about the street in Beirut. For other uses, see Mar Elias (disambiguation).
Mar Elias
QuarterMousaitbeh

Mar Elias (Arabic: مار إلياس) is a street in the Mousaitbeh quarter of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. It is considered a residential area as well as a commercial center in the western part of the city.[1][2] The business sector of the street flourished from the civil war onwards, as many shop owners moved in to flee combat zones.[3] It is a mixed Christian-Muslim neighborhood.[4]

References

  1. ^ Keilo, Jacques (2018-06-20). "Toponymie de la diversité religieuse à Beyrouth". Travaux et Jours (in French) (92): 29–46. ISSN 0041-1930.
  2. ^ https://al-akhbar.com/Finance_Markets/269800/يا-مار-الياس-أنقذنا-المتاجر-في-السوق-الشهير-تغلق-تباعا
  3. ^ Fahed-Sreih, Josiane (2017-08-01). Conflict in Family Businesses: Conflict, Models, and Practices. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-62852-3.
  4. ^ Speidl, Bianka (2011). Distance in vicinity: Beirut's Zuqaq el-Blat, a place of transformation, conflict and co-existence. Vol. 20. p. 29.