El Maqâssed
El Maqâssed is a locality in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon and has an elevation of 1,163 metres. El Maqâssed is situated nearby to the locality Ech Chraouné, as well as near Satha.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.
Temple of Bacchus
Ruins
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 Duris.
Baalbek
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.
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 3½ km southwest of El Maqâssed.
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 6 km northeast of El Maqâssed.
El Maqâssed
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Maqāşid” and “El Maqassed”
- Location: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.00806° or 34° 0′ 29″ northLongitude
36.21222° or 36° 12′ 44″ eastElevation
1,163 metres (3,816 feet)Open location code
8G6R2656+6VGeoNames ID
279523
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