Baalbek[a] (/ ˈbɑːlbɛk, ˈbeɪəlbɛk /; [5] Arabic: بَعْلَبَكّ, romanized: Baʿlabakk; Syriac: 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. [6] . In …

Sep 2, 2009 · Baalbek is an ancient Phoenician city located in what is now modern-day Lebanon, north of Beirut, in the Beqaa Valley.

The Baalbek Stones are six massive Roman [1] worked stone blocks in Baalbek (ancient Heliopolis), Lebanon, characterised by a megalithic gigantism unparallelled in antiquity. How the stones were moved from where they were quarried to their final locations is uncertain. [2]

Baalbek, large archaeological complex encompassing the ruins of an ancient Roman town in eastern Lebanon. It is located in the broad Bekaa valley region, at an elevation of roughly 3,700 feet (1,130 meters) about 50 miles (80 km) east-northeast of Beirut. The complex was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984.

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. Nothing is known of Baalbek prior to the Greek conquest of Syria.

Baalbeck or 'Heliopolis' as it was known is the site of great ancient temples built by the Phoenicians, the Romans, and other civilisations that have conquered the region and enjoyed the fertile soil of the Bekaa Valley.

Baalbeck, or Baalbek Arabic Baʿlabakk, Large archaeological complex, eastern Lebanon. In ancient times it was a great city built on the lower western slope of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains. Its identification with the worship of Baal, a Semitic sun-god, gave rise to its Greek name, Heliopolis. It was made a Roman colony by the emperor Augustus Caesar.

Mar 23, 2017 · As early as 9000 BC, Baalbek was a place for worship and became a cornerstone of ancient civilizations. Located in modern day Lebanon, the ruins stand tall as an archaeological wonder with towering monuments and impressive columns.

Located in Lebanon, about 65 km east of Beirut, Baalbek is one of the most important archaeological sites in the Near East and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984. Today Baalbek is a town in the Beqāʿvalley, the capital of …

Apr 8, 2021 · Baalbek, a Unesco World Heritage Site, was a Phoenician city known during the Hellenistic period as Heliopolis. Under the Roman Empire, Baalbek reached its most impressive state,...