Proper Noun. 

In the autobiography of Malcolm X, he travels to Beirut, the seaport capital of Lebanon, as mentioned in the book. Beirut is where Malcolm X spoke about the black mans condition in America. Beirut, Lebanon is one of the oldest country in the world, inhabiting five thousand years. It has been the digging ground for archaeologist, who finds flint tools, dealing back to the middle and upper Paleolithic, through Neolithic to the bronze age. There's several religion in Beirut, Lebanon, the main two are Islam (Sunni & Shia), the next one is Christianity, which includes the Maronite Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Armenian Apostolic Church.

 https://www.britannica.com/place/Beirut