Achrafieh, (Arabic: الأشرفية; sometimes spelled as Ashrafieh in English), is a part of Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon. It is located on a hill in the eastern part of Beirut alongside the shore. Up until the 1930s, it was largely composed of farmland owned and farmed by only a few christian families that ruled the country and the region for centuries. The Lebanese government which at the time was under French Mandate partitioned the land in Achrafieh to build roads and highways, forcing these families to eventually sell large parts of their land. The Arabic language ( ), or simply Arabic ( ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic and Aramaic. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... Lebanon has a parliamentary democracy within the overall framework of confessionalism, in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives from certain religious communities. ...

Achrafieh was (and still is) the home of the seven most socially and economically prominent Christian families that formed Beirut High Society for centuries: Ferneini, Bustros, Sursock, Trad, Tueini, Araman, and Fayad. Other socially and economically important families of the country: Pharaon, Freige, Berbari and Moukarzel. Today, a lot of commercial shops evolved into the district, but it has kept its charming aspect and unarguably remains the most prominent christian and western neighborhood of the capital. This article is about the film; for the pornographic magazine of the same name, see High Society (magazine). ... Trad may refer to: Traditional folk music A clothing style, also known as American Trad A Traditional Catholic Traditional climbing This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Araman (Q. outside Aman) in J. R. R. Tolkiens Arda, is the narrow northern coastlands of Aman, north of Valinor, that lay outside the mountain-fence of the Pelóri. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of capital) is the principal city or town associated with a countrys government. ...

Despite the fact that Achrafieh is already a part of Beirut, it is also divided into a dozen of sections. Its two most important and luxurious residential sections are St Nicolas neighborhood (among its important buildings are: Sursocks Palace & Sofil building), and the both very modern and historic "Tabaris" neighborhood (among its important residential building: Achrafieh Tower, Yared buildings, Metropolis, L'Hermitagebuilding...) Saint Nicholas, also known as Nikolaus in Germany and Sinterklaas (a contracted form of Sint Nicolaas) in the Netherlands and Flanders, is the common name for the historical Saint Nicholas of Myra, who lived in 4th century Byzantine Anatolia, (now in modern Turkey) and had a reputation for secret gift... Auckland Berlin Chicago Hong Kong Istanbul Johannesburg London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Metropolis Katowice Moscow Mumbai New York City Osaka Paris Santiago de Chile São Paulo Shanghai Singapore Sydney Tokyo Toronto Warsaw A metropolis (in Greek μήτηρ, mētēr = mother and πόλις, pólis = city/town) is a major city...

During the Lebanese Civil War, which started in 1975 Achrafieh grew to be an important base for the Lebanese Christian militias, the Lebanese Forces, and formed part of Christian East Beirut. Combatants Lebanese Front Syrian Army LNM PLO Commanders Bachir Gemayel Dany Chamoun Kamal Jumblatt Yasser Arafat The multi-sided Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) had its origin in the conflicts and political compromises after the end of Lebanons administration by the Ottoman Empire and was exacerbated by the nation... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Lebanese Forces (LF) (Arabic: القوات اللبنانية ) is a Lebanese party and a former militia, which played a major role in the civil war that ravaged Lebanon from 1975 till 1990. ...

Today, Achrafieh is a both a residential and commercial district characterized by narrow winding streets and large apartment and office buildings. It is a location of investment and tourism. It is also known to be the eternal and beloved home to the most socially and econimcally prominent and sophisticated christian families of all time and of Middle-East (and also those families derided by many for being extremely pretentious, snobby, and arrogant, as many made their economic fortunes using unethical, if not illegal, means of obtaining them). A residential area is a type of land use where the predominant use is residential. ... Commercial may mean: as a noun: a form of advertising, as in a television commercial as an adjective: referring to commerce or for-profit activities or trade (compare with non-profit organization) a breed of cattle, Commercial This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages... The traditional Middle East and the G8s Greater Middle East. ...