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Baalbek (/ ˈ b ɑː l b ɛ k, ˈ b eɪ ə l b ɛ k /; Arabic: بَعْلَبَكّ, romanized: Baʿlabakk; Syriac-Aramaic: ܒܥܠܒܟ) is a city located east of the Litani River in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, about 67 km (42 mi) northeast of Beirut. It is the capital of Baalbek-Hermel Governorate.
Sep 2, 2009 · Baalbek is an ancient Phoenician city located in what is now modern-day Lebanon, north of Beirut, in the Beqaa Valley. Inhabited as early as 9000 BCE, Baalbek grew into an important pilgrimage site in the ancient world for the worship of the sky- god Baal and his consort Astarte, the Queen of Heaven in Phoenician religion (the name 'Baalbek ...
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Baalbek, large archaeological complex encompassing the ruins of an ancient Roman town in eastern Lebanon. Among its notable ruins are a Temple of Jupiter and a Temple of Bacchus, and an annual music festival takes place at the temple complex. Baalbek was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984.
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Baalbek became one of the most celebrated sanctuaries of the ancient world, progressively overlaid with colossal constructions which were built during more than two centuries. Its monumental ensemble is one of the most impressive testimonies of the Roman architecture of the imperial period.
The Baalbek Stones are six massive Roman worked stone blocks in Baalbek (ancient Heliopolis), Lebanon, characterised by a megalithic gigantism unparallelled in antiquity. The smallest three are part of a podium wall in the Roman complex of the Temple of Jupiter Baal (Heliopolitan Zeus) on Tel Baalbek and are known as the "Trilithon". Each of ...
May 20, 2021 · Baalbek is a large and impressive Roman site in Lebanon which is home to the largest Roman temple ever built, as well as a range of other magnificent ancient structures. The site was inscribed in 1984 as a UNESCO World Heritage site. History of Baalbek. Nothing is known of Baalbek prior to the Greek conquest of Syria.
Jul 11, 2019 · By Maghie Ghali in Beirut. 11 July 2019 13:25 BST | Last update: 4 years 10 months ago. Perched on a lofty mound overlooking Lebanon’s lush Bekaa Valley sits Baalbek, a city steeped in history ...
