Baalbek District

Baalbek District is an administrative district in the of the Republic of , having the city as its capital. It is by far the largest district in the country comprising a total of 2,319 km2.
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  • Type: district of Lebanon with 333,000 residents
  • Description: district of Lebanon
  • Also known as: Ba’labakk”, “Caza de Baalbeck”, “Qaḑā’ Ba‘albak”, and “Qaḑā’ Ba‘labakk

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chaat and Nahla.

Village
is a town located in the Baalbek District of the in . is situated 6 km northwest of Baalbek District.

Village
Nahlé, is a situated 6 kilometres northeast of in Baalbek District, , . It has the ruins of a Roman temple. is situated 6 km south of Baalbek District.

Town
or Maakne is a town and municipality in Baalbek District, , . is situated 6 km west of Baalbek District.

Baalbek District

Latitude
34.0982° or 34° 5′ 54″ north
Longitude
36.2716° or 36° 16′ 18″ east
Population
333,000
Elevation
1,133 metres (3,717 feet)
Open location code
8G6R37XC+7J
Geo­Names ID
277129
Wiki­data ID
Q782804
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Baalbek District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: قضاء بعلبك
  • Armenian: Բաալբեկի շրջան
  • Azerbaijani: Bəəlbək rayonu
  • Catalan: Baalbek
  • Cebuano: Caza de Baalbek
  • Central Kurdish: قەزای بەعلبەک
  • Chinese: 巴勒貝克區
  • Chinese: 巴勒貝克縣
  • Dutch: Baalbek
  • French: district de Baalbek
  • French: District de Baalbek
  • German: Distrikt Baalbek
  • Hebrew: בעלבכ (נפה)
  • Hebrew: נפת בעלבכ
  • Italian: distretto di Baalbek
  • Italian: Distretto di Baalbek
  • Japanese: バールベック郡
  • Lithuanian: Balbekas
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Baalbek distrikt
  • Persian: شهرستان بعلبک
  • Persian: ناحیه بعلبک
  • Polish: Dystrykt Baalbek
  • Polish: Kada Baalbek
  • Romanian: Districtul Baalbek
  • Russian: Баальбек
  • Russian: район Баальбек
  • Scots: Baalbek Destrict
  • Spanish: Baalbek
  • Swedish: Caza de Baalbek
  • Tatar: Баальбек районы
  • Turkish: Baalbek bölgesi
  • Turkish: Baalbek İlçesi
  • Ukrainian: Баальбек (район)
  • Ukrainian: Баальбек
  • Urdu: بعلبک ضلع
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع بعلبک

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