Rue Hamra (Hamra street) is one of the main streets of the city of
Beirut, Lebanon, and one of the main economic and diplomatic hubs of Beirut. Due to the numerous sidewalk cafes and theatres, Rue Hamra was the center of intellectual activity in Beirut during the 1960s and 1970s. Before 1975, Rue Hamra and the surrounding district was known as Beirut's trendiest, though in the post-war period it has arguably been eclipsed by
Rue Monot in
Ashrafieh,
Rue Gouraud in Gemmayzeh, the fashionable
Rue Verdun and the lavishly rebuilt
downtown area. In the mid 1990s, the Municipality of Beirut gave a face lift to the street to reattract tourists all year round. Today it is a commercial district with a number of hotels, furnished apartments and coffee shops.
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