El Mdaouar

El Mdaouar is a peak in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon and has an elevation of 1,408 metres. El Mdaouar is situated nearby to the locality Maqsoûs, 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 3½ km west of El Mdaouar.

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 Bacchus is situated 3½ km west of El Mdaouar.

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. Temple of Jupiter is situated 3½ km west of El Mdaouar.

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 5 km north of El Mdaouar.

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 6 km west of El Mdaouar.

El Mdaouar

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,408 metres
Also known as: “Al Mudawwar”
Category: landform
Location: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

34.0025° or 34° 0′ 9″ north

Longitude

36.23917° or 36° 14′ 21″ east

Elevation

1,408 metres (4,619 feet)

Open location code

8G6R262Q+XM

GeoNames ID

279364

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