Ouâdi el Qasr

Ouâdi el Qasr is a wadi in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon and has an elevation of 1,221 metres. Ouâdi el Qasr is situated nearby to the locality El Maqâssed, as well as near Râs el Aïn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trilithon and Temple of Bacchus.

Trilithon

Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

A trilithon or trilith is a structure consisting of two large vertical stones supporting a third stone set horizontally across the top. It is commonly used in the context of megalithic monuments. Trilithon is situated 2½ km west of Ouâdi el Qasr.

Temple of Bacchus

Ruins

Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

The Temple of Bacchus is part of the Baalbek archaeological site, in Beqaa Valley region of Lebanon. The temple complex is considered an outstanding archaeological and artistic site of Imperial Roman Architecture and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.

Temple of Jupiter

Ruins

Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Temple of Jupiter is a colossal Roman temple in Baalbek, Lebanon. It is the largest of the Roman world after the Temple of Venus and Roma in Rome. It is unknown who commissioned or designed the temple, nor exactly when it was constructed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baalbek and Nahla.

Baalbek

Photo: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0.

Baalbek بَعلبَك is one of the most spectacular archaeological sites in Lebanon and one of the country's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. 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.

Nahla

Village

Nahlé is a village situated 6 kilometres northeast of Baalbek in Baalbek District, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. It has the ruins of a Roman temple. Nahla is situated 4 km northeast of Ouâdi el Qasr.

Duris

Village

Duris, also Dûris, formally Doris and also known by its French spelling Douris, is a village located approximately 3 km. southwest of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. Duris is situated 5 km southwest of Ouâdi el Qasr.

Ouâdi el Qasr

Type: Wadi
Also known as: “Ouadi el Qasr” and “Wādī al Qaşr”
Category: body of water
Location: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

34.01528° or 34° 0′ 55″ north

Longitude

36.22778° or 36° 13′ 40″ east

Elevation

1,221 metres (4,006 feet)

Open location code

8G6R268H+44

GeoNames ID

269229

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