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Martyrs' Square

Beirut, Lebanon

Martyrs' Square (Sāḥat ash-Shuhadāʾ), historically known as "Al Burj" or "Place des Cannons", is the historical central public square of Beirut, Lebanon. Like the Martyr's Square in Damascus, it is named after the 6 May 1916 executions ordered by Djemal Pasha during World War I.

Square data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other squares in Lebanon