Geography
Bourj Hammoud is located at 33°53′37″N 35°32′25″E / 33.89361°N 35.54028°E / 33.89361; 35.54028 (33.893611, 35.540278) just off of the Autostradde and surrounded by the communities of Dora, Karantina, Sin el Fil and Achrafieh.
Most residential buildings and houses in Bourj Hammoud were built from the 1930s to the 1970s. They are usually from two to four stories high. The housing structure looks Balkan, with wooden balconies hanging over the mostly narrow streets of the suburb. Most commercial activity is done at street level. The city is dynamic and industrious although it faces some environmental issues due to its location at the edge of Beirut. It is crisscrossed by motorways and turns its back to the sea, from which it has reclaimed a few hectares of land. Bourj Hammoud has a large number of churches, schools, cultural centers and institutions located in its vicinity.
Bourj Hamoud is divided into seven major regions (transliterated name and, in parentheses, the Arabic name):
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