Public Spaces

Public spaces and playgrounds for children cannot be overstated in Beirut. These spaces provide more than just a physical environment for kids to expend their boundless energy. They are essential for fostering holistic development, encouraging social interactions, promoting physical activity, and nurturing creativity.

However, in the middle of a city stacked with buildings, relatively few locations are still classified as public. They are not just rare, but frequently unrecognized, inaccessible or privatized.

Here’s a list of some of the public gardens in Beirut as shown on the Beirut Green Guide map.

It should be noted that the figure would have been larger if they had relied on what the Beirut Municipality considered parks – Beirut Green Project only included public places with benches and greenery, regardless of size.

– Ghobayreh Park, Ghobayreh

– Ramlet el Baida Garden, Ramlet el Baida

– Mufti Hassan Khaled Garden, Verdun

– René Moawad Garden, Sanayeh

– Leila Osseiran Garden, Riad el Solh

– Capuchins Garden, Riad el Solh

– National Evangelical Church of Beirut Garden or Wadi Abou Jamil Garden, Serail

– Abdul Rahman el Hout Garden, Serail

– Gebran Khalil Gebran Garden, Riad el Solh

– Bashoura Square, Bashoura

– Hawd el Wileyeh, Bourj Abi Haidar

– Walid Eido Garden, Basta

– Metropolite Elias Audi Garden, Yesouieh

– Saint Nicolas Garden, Charles Malek, Achrafieh

– Jesuits Garden, Geitawi

– William Hawi Garden, Geitawi

– Karantina Garden, Karantina

– Horsh Tabet Garden, Sin el Fil

– Children’s Garden, Bourj Hammoud

– Horsh Beirut Park, Qasqas

– Sioufi Garden, Sioufi

– Museum Garden, Mathaf

Other public places:

- Beirut Waterfront

- Dalieh of Raouche

- Ramle Bayda beach

- Corniche Beirut

By promoting available public spaces, and providing safe, engaging, and well-designed playgrounds, we invest in the holistic development of our children, promoting their physical health, social skills, cognitive abilities, and emotional well-being.