Beirut ( ;
Biblical Hebrew: בְּאֵרוֹת
Be'erot;
Hebrew: ביירות
Beirut;
Latin:
Berytus; ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of
Lebanon. No recent population census has been done but in 2007 estimates ranged from slightly more than 1 million to slightly less than 2 million as part of
Greater Beirut. Located on a
peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's
Mediterranean coast, Beirut is the country's largest and main seaport.