Religious, Spiritual sights in Beirut
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Maghen Abraham synagogue
Tucked away to the north of the Grand Serail, between Rue France and Wadi Abou Jmil, are the remains of the once grand Maghen Abraham synagogue, which in the early 20th century served a thriving Jewish Beirut community. Though desperately in need of rebuilding, you can still make out the stars of David and Hebrew inscriptions adorning the synagogue's surviving walls.
This is not the only evidence of Lebanon's once open and active Jewish community. In Deir al-Qamar, the now disused synagogue remains intact; in Beirut and elsewhere there are several overgrown Jewish cemeteries. But today, most of Lebanon's Jews prefer to keep their religious identity closely guarded and no …
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Al-Omari Mosque
To the northeast of Place des Martyrs, don't miss the Al-Omari Mosque, originally built in the 12th century by the Crusaders as the Church of St John the Baptist of the Knights Hospitallers, and converted by the Mamluks into a mosque in 1291.
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Mohammed al-Amin Mosque
Downtown is the site of the impressive Mohammed al-Amin Mosque, which looks like a younger sibling of Istanbul's Blue Mosque, in which former prime minister Rafiq Hariri is buried.
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St George's Cathedral
St George's Cathedral, beside the Mohammed al-Amin Mosque, is worth a visit, being a Maronite church dating back to the Crusades.
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