Travel and Leisure magazine has once again come out with it's top travel awards for 2006. Making the list for one of the worlds Top Ten Cities? Drum roll please...Beirut! No kidding. Despite the view that the world is getting right now of the region Beirut boasts a tourism empire. Obviously it will take some time for the city to recoup following the war in the Middle East now.

The complete award listing can be found here.

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