Beirut Naval Base

Naval base in Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut Naval Base (Arabic: قاعدة بيروت البحرية, romanized: Kaidat Beirut al Bahriyah) is the first naval base and the headquarters of the Lebanese Navy, established in 1950. The base comprises a part of Port of Beirut,^[1] and was affected by the massive ammonium nitrate explosion on 4 August 2020.

References

^ "Lebanese Navy". Lebanese Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved November 28, 2008.

Lebanese Armed Forces

Organization	Army Air Force Navy Ministry of National Defense Special Operations Command Ranks Commanders
History Operations	Lebanese Civil War Operation "Dinnieh" Operation "Benin" 2006 war Operation "Nahr el Bared" 2008 conflict
Special units	Commando Regiment Marine Commandos Republican Guard Brigade
Colleges Schools	Fouad Shehab Command and Staff College Military Academy Teaching Institute Skiing and Mountain Fighting School High Center for Military Sport Naval Academy Aviation School
Research Development	Cedar (Arz) rocket Huey Bomber UH-1H
Civilian auxiliaries	Lebanese Red Cross