Green Line

boundary, Beirut, Lebanon

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The "Green Line" was a boundary that divided Beirut, Lebanon, during its civil war from 1975 to 1990. It separated the predominantly Muslim West Beirut from the Christian East Beirut. This line became a dangerous demarcation, symbolizing the deep sectarian divisions within the city. Businesses and residents fled, and essential services were disrupted due to the ongoing conflict and the physical barrier the Green Line represented. Reconstruction efforts after the war aimed to reunify the city and erase the physical and social divisions created by this boundary.12

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Beirut
Economic and political conditions
The Green Line established from the 1970s until 1990 to separate the Christian and Muslim factions in East and West Beirut, respectively, became a dangerous barricade dividing the city. Businesses and residents alike left the city as hopes for a cease-fire waned, and even basic services…
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The Green Line established from the 1970s until 1990 to separate the Christian and Muslim factions in East and West Beirut, respectively, became a dangerous barricade dividing the city. Businesses and residents alike left the city as hopes for a cease-fire waned, and even basic services…
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Lebanon
Civil war
…the emergence of a “green line” between Muslim West Beirut and Christian East Beirut, which persisted until the end of the civil war in 1990, with each side under the control of its respective militias. Lebanon witnessed the disintegration of many of its administrative apparatuses, including the army, which…
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…the emergence of a “green line” between Muslim West Beirut and Christian East Beirut, which persisted until the end of the civil war in 1990, with each side under the control of its respective militias. Lebanon witnessed the disintegration of many of its administrative apparatuses, including the army, which…
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