Mar Elias, Beirut Explained

Mar Elias
Country:	Lebanon
Quarter:	Mousaitbeh

Mar Elias (ar|مار إلياس) is a street in the Mousaitbeh quarter of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. It is considered a residential area as well as a commercial center in the western part of the city.^{[1] [2]} The business sector of the street flourished from the civil war onwards, as many shop owners moved in to flee combat zones.^[3] It is a mixed Christian-Muslim neighborhood.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Keilo . Jacques . 2018-06-20 . Toponymie de la diversité religieuse à Beyrouth . Travaux et Jours . fr . 92 . 29–46 . 0041-1930.
2. https://al-akhbar.com/Finance_Markets/269800/يا-مار-الياس-أنقذنا-المتاجر-في-السوق-الشهير-تغلق-تباعا
3. Book: Fahed-Sreih, Josiane . Conflict in Family Businesses: Conflict, Models, and Practices . 2017-08-01 . Springer . 978-3-319-62852-3 . en.
4. Book: Speidl, Bianka . Distance in vicinity: Beirut's Zuqaq el-Blat, a place of transformation, conflict and co-existence . 2011 . 20 . 29.