Rue Verdun

Rue Verdun, or Verdun Street, is an upscale commercial and residential street in Beirut, Lebanon.

The street, which is a major shopping center and tourist attraction, was named in honor of the Battle of Verdun during World War I. However, "Verdun" remains the street's unofficial name. It is officially named Rachid Karami Street, after Lebanon's late Prime Minister who was assassinated during the Lebanese Civil War.

Shopping

Landmarks

Lycée Franco-Libanais Verdun is one of Beirut's most prominent Francophone schools. The Druze Center is the seat of the high sheik of the Druze Sect in Lebanon, also a notable Verdun Landmark. The "Rashid Karami" memorial statue, after whom the street is named, is also present on this avenue of shops and cafes. Dar El-Fatwa will join the Verdun family of landmarks in its soon-to-be-constructed Headquarters on a currently empty lot on the street.

Tourism and entertainment

Verdun is home to a number of tourism facilities. Four Points by Sheraton has a prime location on the entrance of Rue Verdun. Another hotel is the Holiday Inn, rising above the bustling Dunes Center. Lying on the intersection of Verdun and Hamra is the Bristol Hotel, an old-age landmark and witness to Verdun's development over the years. Joining the hotel family of Verdun soon is the Staybridge Suites, which is still under construction in a 22-storey-high tower.

Verdun

Verdun (/vɛrˈdʌn, vɜːr-/;French pronunciation: ​[vɛʁ.dœ̃]; medieval German: Wirten, official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a small city in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture (arrondissement) of the department.

Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is the slightly smaller city of Bar-le-Duc.

History

Verdun (Latin: Verodunum, meaning "strong fort") was founded by the Gauls (as its Celtic name shows; "Dunum" is the Latinized version of a Celtic word meaning oppidum). It has been the seat of the bishop of Verdun since the 4th century AD, with interruptions. In the Treaty of Verdun in AD 843, the empire of Charlemagne was divided into three parts.

The city has been famous for Dragées or sugared almonds from 1200 onwards; they were distributed at the baptism of French princes.

Verdun was part of the middle kingdom of Lotharingia, and in 1374 it became an Imperial Free City of the Holy Roman Empire. The Bishopric of Verdun formed together with Tull (Toul) and Metz the Three Bishoprics, which were annexed by France in 1552 (recognized in 1648 by the Peace of Westphalia).

Verdun (disambiguation)

Verdun may refer to:

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Verdun (provincial electoral district)

Verdun is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. Its territory corresponds exactly to the borough of Verdun of the city of Montreal.

It was created for the 1966 election from Montréal-Verdun electoral district.

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged.

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the National Assembly:

Election results

* Result compared to Action démocratique

* Result compared to UFP

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Neighbouring electoral districts