What is the capital city of the country of origin of the famous actor Omar Sharif?
Beirut Beirut (Arabic: بيروت‎ ‎ "Bayrūt " , French: "Beyrouth" ) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. No recent population census has been done but in 2007 estimates ranged from slightly more than 1 million to slightly less than 2 million as part of Greater Beirut. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast, Beirut is the country's largest and main seaport.
History of Mogadishu Mogadishu ( ; Somali: "Muqdisho" ; popularly حَمَر "Xamar "; Arabic: مقديشو‎ ‎ "Maqadīshū"; literally "The Seat of the Shah") is the largest city in Somalia and the nation's capital. Located in the coastal Benadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for centuries.