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Beirut Maronite Cemetery (Indian Section)

  • Country Lebanese Republic
  • Total identified casualties 43 Find these casualties
  • Identified casualties from First World War
  • GPS Coordinates Latitude: 33.88489, Longitude: 35.51053

Historical Note

Special report - historical note At the time of construction, the casualties at this site were commemorated collectively on a memorial within the cemetery without their names. The individual graves were not marked, although the names of casualties known to be commemorated here were included in a cemetery register. In 1997, the names of all identified casualties within the cemetery were added to the memorial.

 

You can find more information about historical inequalities in commemoration in our Special Committee’s report.

Read the Non-Commemoration report

Location information

The Maronite Cemetery is in the Sodeco area of Beirut, in the Rue de Cilicie, behind the Jewish Civil Cemetery. It is called the Cimetiere Maronite de Ras-el-Nabah, and it belongs to the Societe Maronite Freres des Pauvres. This site can be found by passing through the front gate and turning right after 30 metres, then left after 20 metres. After a further 10 metres, the site will be visible set against the wall to the right.

Visiting information

For further information and enquiries please contact enquiries@cwgc.org

History information

Beirut was occupied by the 7th (Meerut) Division on the 8th October, 1918, when French Warships were already in the harbour; and the 32nd and 15th Combined Clearing Hospitals were sent to the town. There are now over 40, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, the majority died in October 1918. The Indian Section of the Cemetery covers an area of 32 square metres and is enclosed by a low rubble wall.