Horsh Beirut

Horsh Beirut Lying between Badaro area, Kaskas, and facing the Hippodome, Horsh Beirut is Beirut's biggest breathing area and park. A public property since the Ottoman times, Horsh Beirut was rehabilitated in 1992 at the end of the civil war with the help of Region Ile de France, but has been closed since 2002. The municipality justifies its decision by stating that the park isn’t yet equipped.

The pine park- Horsh el Sanawbar- as it's also called, was a part of Beirut pine forest: 1250000m2 in 1969 to 800000m2 in 1967; today it’s a triangular shape around 300,000m2, of which 30,000m2 are open for public use. Horsh Beirut is packed with pine trees. With a playground for children, tennis courts, basketball courts, football fields, picnic tables and lots of open green space to run and play, the Pine Forest is filled with acres of outdoor entertainment. At present time, structure and renovation work is being conducted in order to prepare the Horsh's opening to the public.