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Saifi Village is a residential upscale neighbourhood in Back in Action - Beirut , Travel + Leisure
/ref> The shops range from a combination of designer shops to car dealerships such as Ferrari. It is also the home of a few art galleries and new uprising Lebanese designer shops, including Bokja Design, Nada Debs, and Vick Vanlian Gallery. The village also includes gardens that are filled with seasonal shrubs, flowers, and trees. It is also a place for family gatherings due to the presence of children play grounds and wooden benches and fountains for the full park experience. Extensive deployment of private security is here, however a serious deterrent for undesired lower-income families and visitors as in other Solidere-managed development projects such as Zaytounay Bay. Every Saturday morning, farmers sell their fresh organic produce and other products at
Saifi Village is a residential upscale neighbourhood in Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
, Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
. Saifi Village is located at the southeastern periphery of Centre Ville. The village is bordered by Rue Charles Debbas
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...
to the south, Rue George Haddad to the east, Rue Gouraud
Rue Gouraud () is a mixed residential and commercial street in Gemmayzeh, a neighborhood in the Rmeil district of Beirut in Lebanon. It is named after French General Henri Gouraud. Gemmayze, and Rue Gouraud specifically, and competes with the ...
to the north and Rue Ariss & Kanaani to the west. Its location is at the beginning of the former Green Line which is the main frontline in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War
The Lebanese Civil War ( ar, الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية, translit=Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities a ...
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The neighborhood was completely destroyed during the war in Lebanon. However, private company Solidere
Solidere s.a.l. is a Lebanese joint-stock company in charge of planning and redeveloping Beirut Central District following the conclusion, in 1990, of the Lebanese Civil War. By agreement with the government, Solidere has special powers of emin ...
has rebuilt the neighbourhood in a vernacular style that seeks to be somehow reminiscent of French colonial buildings. It was initially planned by French architect François Spoerry
François Henry Spoerry (28 December 1912 – 11 January 1999) was a French architect, developer, and urban planner that created the seaside town of Port Grimaud. He was an Officier of the Légion d'honneur and an Officier of the Ordre des A ...
, and includes buildings by prominent Lebanese architects such as Nabil Gholam Nabīl or Nabeel ( ar, نبيل) is a male given name of Arabic origin, meaning " noble".Online translati ...
. Saifi Village is an example of a New Urbanist
New Urbanism is an urban design movement which promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighbourhoods containing a wide range of housing and job types. It arose in the United States in the early 1980s, and has gradually inf ...
-style neighbourhood with cobblestone streets, apartment buildings, town houses and shops./ref> The shops range from a combination of designer shops to car dealerships such as Ferrari. It is also the home of a few art galleries and new uprising Lebanese designer shops, including Bokja Design, Nada Debs, and Vick Vanlian Gallery. The village also includes gardens that are filled with seasonal shrubs, flowers, and trees. It is also a place for family gatherings due to the presence of children play grounds and wooden benches and fountains for the full park experience. Extensive deployment of private security is here, however a serious deterrent for undesired lower-income families and visitors as in other Solidere-managed development projects such as Zaytounay Bay. Every Saturday morning, farmers sell their fresh organic produce and other products at
Souk el Tayeb Souk el Tayeb is an open-air weekly farmers market in Lebanon that specializes in organic food products. It is held every Saturday in downtown Beirut at the Beirut Souks, Trablos Street from 9am to 2pm. Beirut Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
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