Retro67 designed from AVA for Masharii of Karim Jabbour and Archstone capital breaks ground in Beirut. the project is expected to have archeologists on site to check for important archeological material nevertheless Beirut is one of the oldest cities in the world, inhabited more than 5,000 years ago. The first historical mention of Beirut is found in the ancient Egyptian Tell el Amarna letters dating from the 15th century BC.