El Maqâssed

El Maqâssed is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,163 metres. El Maqâssed is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trilithon and Temple of Bacchus.

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

Ruins
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
The is part of the archaeological site, in region of . 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.

Ruins
Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a colossal Roman temple in , Lebanon. It is the largest of the Roman world after the 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 Duris.

Photo: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0.
بَعلبَك is one of the most spectacular archaeological sites in 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.

Village
, also Dûris, formally Doris and also known by its French spelling Douris, is a village located approximately 3 km. southwest of in the Bekaa Valley, . is situated 3½ km southwest of El Maqâssed.

Village
Nahlé is a situated 6 kilometres northeast of in , , . It has the ruins of a Roman temple. is situated 6 km northeast of El Maqâssed.

El Maqâssed

Latitude
34.00806° or 34° 0′ 29″ north
Longitude
36.21222° or 36° 12′ 44″ east
Elevation
1,163 metres (3,816 feet)
Open location code
8G6R2656+6V
Geo­Names ID
279523
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