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The power and the glory of Berytus were destroyed by a triple catastrophe of an [[earthquake]], a [[tidal wave]], and a fire in 515 A.D. In the following century [[Arab]] [[Muslim]] forces took the city and in 1011 it fell into the [[Crusaders]]. Beirut remained in Crusader hands until 1291 when it was conquered by the Mamlukes. Ottoman rule began in 1516, continuing for 400 years until the defeat of the Turks in [[World War I]].
The power and the glory of Berytus were destroyed by a triple catastrophe of an [[earthquake]], a [[tidal wave]], and a fire in 515 A.D. In the following century [[Arab]] [[Muslim]] forces took the city and in 1011 it fell into the [[Crusaders]]. Beirut remained in Crusader hands until 1291 when it was conquered by the Mamlukes. Ottoman rule began in 1516, continuing for 400 years until the defeat of the Turks in [[World War I]].
In 1943 Lebanon gained its independence.
In 1943 Lebanon gained its independence.
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Image:Beirut war.jpg|Downtown Beirut
Image:El Rawsheh.jpg|El Rawsheh
Image:Beirut Cafe d'Orient.jpg|Cafe d'Orient
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[[Category:Middle East]]
[[Category:Middle East]]