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For the area of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, see Karantina, Jeddah.

Karantina (Arabic: الكرنتينا al-karantīnā) is a residential area in eastern Beirut, named so after having been an old immigration quarantine area. It is close to a main port and adjacent to the Beirut River.There is a slaughterhouse in Karantina that is reportedly one of the main polluters of the river.[1]

Karantina was the scene of a massacre of Shi'a, Kurds and Palestinians by Lebanese Christian militias during the Lebanese Civil War. For this, see Karantina Massacre.

References

  1. ^ Chahine, Jessy. "Beirut River retains 'honor' of being among most polluted." The Daily Star. Tuesday 2 November 2004.

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