Beirut Naval Base (Arabic: قاعدة بيروت البحرية, romanized: Kaidat Beirut al Bahriyah) is the first naval base and the headquarters of the Lebanese Navy, established in 1950. The base comprises a part of Port of Beirut,[1] and was affected by the massive ammonium nitrate explosion on 4 August 2020.

References

  1. ↑ "Lebanese Navy". Lebanese Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved November 28, 2008.

33°54′06″N 35°30′34″E / 33.9017°N 35.5094°E / 33.9017; 35.5094

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