Editing Beirut (section)

===Quarters and sectors===
{{main|List of places in Beirut}}
[[File:Beirut Districts.png|thumb|Map of the 12 quarters of Beirut]]
Beirut is divided into 12 quarters ({{lang|fr|quartiers}}):<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beirut.gov.lb/www.beirut.gov.lb/MCMSAR/حضارة%2Bبيروت/ |title=Beirut's official website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521100928/http://www.beirut.gov.lb/www.beirut.gov.lb/MCMSAR/%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9%2B%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AA/ |archive-date=21 May 2008 |access-date=23 April 2008}}</ref>
* [[Achrafieh]]
* Dar Mreisse
* Bachoura
* Mazraa (with the neighbourhood [[Badaro]])
* Medawar (with the neighbourhood [[Mar Mikhaël]])
* Minet El Hosn
* Moussaitbeh (with [[Ramlet al-Baida]])
* [[Port of Beirut|Port]]
* [[Ras Beirut]]
* [[Rmeil]]
* [[Saifi Village|Saifi]]
* [[Zuqaq al-Blat]]

These quarters are divided into 59 sectors ({{lang|fr|secteurs}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beirut.gov.lb/www.beirut.gov.lb/MCMSEN/Maps+of+Beirut/ |title=Beirut's Official Website |publisher=Beirut.gov.lb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412231917/http://www.beirut.gov.lb/www.beirut.gov.lb/MCMSEN/Maps%2Bof%2BBeirut/ |archive-date=12 April 2009 |access-date=5 May 2009}}</ref>
[[File:Badaro nightlife.jpeg|thumb|Nightlife scene in [[Badaro]]]]
[[Badaro]] is an edgy, bohemian style neighborhood,{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}} within the green district of Beirut ({{lang|fr|secteur du parc}}) which also include the [[Beirut Hippodrome]] and the [[Horsh Beirut|Beirut Pine Forest]] and the French ambassador's [[Pine Residence]]. It is one of Beirut's favorite hip nightlife destination.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}

Two of the twelve official [[Palestine refugee camps|Palestinian refugee camps]] in Lebanon are located in the southern suburbs of Beirut: Bourj el-Barajneh and [[Shatila refugee camp|Shatila]]. There is also one within its municipal boundaries: [[Mar Elias refugee camp|Mar Elias]].<ref name=UNRWA>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/lebanon.html |title=Lebanon refugee camp profiles |publisher=[[United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East|UNRWA]] |date=31 December 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409202113/http://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/lebanon.html |archive-date=9 April 2008 |access-date=18 April 2008}}</ref>
[[File:Escalier saint-nicolas beyrouth.jpg|thumb|Saint Nicholas staircase in [[Ashrafieh]]]]
[[File:Ferris wheel and the corniche.jpg|thumb|[[Ras Beirut]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]]]]
Southern suburban districts include Chiyah, [[Ghobeiry]] (Bir Hassan, Jnah and Ouzai are part of the Ghobeiry municipality), Haret Hreik, Burj al Barajneh, Laylake-Mreijeh, Hay al Sillum and Hadath. Eastern suburbs include Burj Hammoud, Sin el Fil, Dekwane and Mkalles. Hazmiyeh is also considered as an eastern suburb with its close proximity to the capital.<ref name=UNRWA /> Of the 15 unregistered or unofficial refugee camps, Sabra, which lies adjacent to Shatila, is also located in southern Beirut<ref name=FM>{{cite web |url=http://www.forcedmigration.org/guides/fmo018/fmo018.pdf |title=Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon |publisher=Force Migration |author=Sherifa Shafie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528012358/http://www.forcedmigration.org/guides/fmo018/fmo018.pdf |archive-date=28 May 2008 |access-date=18 April 2008}}</ref> and was the scene of [[Sabra and Shatila massacre|a massacre]] during the civil war.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-29 |title=Sabra and Chatila {{!}} Sciences Po Violence de masse et Résistance - Réseau de recherche |url=https://www.sciencespo.fr/mass-violence-war-massacre-resistance/fr/document/sabra-and-chatila.html |access-date=2021-10-14 |website=www.sciencespo.fr |language=fr |archive-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328165019/https://www.sciencespo.fr/mass-violence-war-massacre-resistance/fr/document/sabra-and-chatila.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

People in Lebanon often use different names for the same geographic locations, and few people rely on official, government-provided street numbers. Instead, historic and commercial landmarks are more commonly used.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gustafsson |first=Jenny |date=2015-06-02 |title=Mapping, Beirut-style: how to navigate a city without using any street names |url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/jun/02/mapping-beirut-style-how-to-navigate-a-city-without-using-any-street-names |access-date=2024-02-25 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=25 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225203815/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/jun/02/mapping-beirut-style-how-to-navigate-a-city-without-using-any-street-names |url-status=live }}</ref>