How walkable is Zuqaq al-Blat?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Zuqaq al-Blat has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Beirut, which scores 86 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,262 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Zuqaq al-Blat. The nearest grocery is Archibon, about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Al Rifai Roastery SAL - Downtown Beirut9 min
- Warda Market13 min
- Ichkhanian Bakery4 min
- Farhat For Pita & Flatbread Bakery Machines7 min
- BOSS Store5 min
- BOSS Menswear Shop5 min
- Velvet Cafe9 min
- ستاربكس9 min
- Bank of Beirut Boot Camp9 min
- Bank of Beirut - Riad el Soleh9 min
- جبران خليل جبران5 min
- د. محمد خالد7 min
- Green lebanon school3 min
- Educational Arab Institutes4 min
- Near East School of Theology9 min
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia10 min
- Laban لَبَنْ10 min
- Metro Al Madina12 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Zuqaq al-Blat at 33.8929, 35.4984. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 255 street intersections per km², and blocks average 57 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Zuqaq al-Blat
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Zuqaq al-Blat. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Beirut
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Wadi Abu Jamil | 500 m | 93 |
| Ras Beirut | 2.1 km | 94 |
| Karantina | 3.2 km | 79 |
| Dahyeh | 5.4 km | 68 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Beirut page.
Questions about walking in Zuqaq al-Blat
Is Zuqaq al-Blat walkable?
Yes. Zuqaq al-Blat in Beirut has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Zuqaq al-Blat more walkable than the rest of Beirut?
Zuqaq al-Blat is more walkable than Beirut as a whole: it scores 95, against 86 for the 5 km around Beirut's centre. It ranks 1st 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 Zuqaq al-Blat 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 Zuqaq al-Blat it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1 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.