How walkable is Dahyeh?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Dahyeh has a walkability score of 68 out of 100 across the 2 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Beirut, which scores 86 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
265 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Dahyeh. The nearest grocery is Coop – Al Makhazen, about 14 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, coffee, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for banks.
- BIG mart15 min
- Baydoun Supermarket21 min
- Al Molouk restaurant9 min
- Mr. Sub10 min
- Bird HK Moda2 min
- IntelliCares4 min
- Mansour Coffee بن منصور6 min
- NEXUS Gaming Lounge9 min
- Byblos Bank25 min
- Banque Libano-Française29 min
- Al Ameer High School8 min
- Miles of Smiles Day-care10 min
- DAR - The Creative Hub - دار المجمّع الإبداعي9 min
- دار الولاء لصناعة النشر- Dar al walaa24 min
- الساحة القرية التراثية14 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Dahyeh at 33.8453, 35.5070. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 188 street intersections per km², and blocks average 71 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Dahyeh
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 2 km around the centre of Dahyeh. Rings mark 1 km and 2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Beirut
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Zuqaq al-Blat | 5.4 km | 95 |
| Wadi Abu Jamil | 5.9 km | 93 |
| Ras Beirut | 6.1 km | 94 |
| Karantina | 6.5 km | 79 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Beirut page.
Questions about walking in Dahyeh
Is Dahyeh walkable?
Partly. Dahyeh in Beirut has a walkability score of 68 out of 100 across the 2 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot.
Is Dahyeh more walkable than the rest of Beirut?
Dahyeh is less walkable than Beirut as a whole: it scores 68, against 86 for the 5 km around Beirut's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Beirut neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Beirut?
Of the 5 Beirut neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Zuqaq al-Blat (95), Ras Beirut (94) and Wadi Abu Jamil (93).
How is the walkability score of Dahyeh calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Dahyeh it is the average of 57 points spread evenly across the 2 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.