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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...
Jul 9, 2024 · 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.
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
May 20, 2021 · Baalbek is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Lebanon that was once a Phoenician city dedicated to the sun god Baal. It is famous for its huge Roman temples, especially the Temple of Jupiter, and its rich history of conquest and reconstruction.
Jul 11, 2019 · Explore the history and mystery of Baalbek, a city with 10,000 years of continuous settlement and one of the largest Roman religious sites. Learn how Baalbek became a symbol of Lebanon and a site for the gods, and see its prehistoric origins, water sources and giant stones.
Baalbek comprises the well-preserved remains of a Roman sanctuary. With its colossal monuments and detailed stonework, it is considered one of the finest examples of Imperial Roman architecture. At the sanctuary, called Heliopolis at the time, Phoenician beliefs and the Greco-Roman pantheon were brought together.
