Middle East
Syria
Homs Governorate

Temple of Bel

The Temple of Bel, sometimes also referred to as the "Temple of Baal", was an ancient temple located in , Syria. The temple, consecrated to the Mesopotamian god Bel, worshipped at Palmyra in triad with the lunar god Aglibol and the sun god Yarhibol, formed the center of religious life in and was dedicated in AD 32.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ruins of a temple to Bel located in Palmyra, Syria
  • Also known as: “Temple of Ba’al”, “Temple of Ba’al at Palmyra”, and “Temple of Baal”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Baalshamin and Roman Theatre at Palmyra.

Archaeological site
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The was an ancient temple in the city of , Syria, dedicated to the Canaanite sky deity Baalshamin. The temple's earliest phase dates to the late 2nd century BC; its altar was built in 115 AD, and the temple was substantially rebuilt in 131 AD. is situated 760 metres northwest of Temple of Bel.

Theater building
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The is a Roman theatre in ancient in the Syrian Desert. The unfinished theatre dates back to the second-century CE Severan period. is situated 590 metres northwest of Temple of Bel.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 410 metres northwest of Temple of Bel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palmyra.

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was the only oasis in and perhaps the only truly tourist town. was known as Tadmor to the Syrians. Both meant the same thing - date palm.

Temple of Bel

Latitude
34.54735° or 34° 32′ 51″ north
Longitude
38.27386° or 38° 16′ 26″ east
Elevation
414 metres (1,358 feet)
Open location code
8G6WG7WF+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 226891786
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8383565
Wiki­data ID
Q797481
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Temple of Bel” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Tempel van Bel”
  • Arabic: “معبد بل”
  • Arabic: “معبدبل”
  • Armenian: “Բելի տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bel məbədi”
  • Belarusian: “Храм Бэла”
  • Catalan: “temple de Baal”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Baal”
  • Cebuano: “Ma‘bad Bal”
  • Chinese: “柏爾神廟”
  • Chinese: “貝爾廟”
  • Chinese: “贝尔神庙”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Bel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد بل”
  • Esperanto: “Templo de Belo”
  • French: “temple de Baal”
  • French: “Temple de Baal”
  • French: “Temple de Bêl”
  • German: “Baaltempel von Palmyra”
  • German: “Baaltempel”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Μπελ”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש בל”
  • Hindi: “बेल का मंदिर”
  • Hindi: “बेल मन्दिर”
  • Ido: “Templo di Bel”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Bel”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Bel”
  • Japanese: “ベル神殿”
  • Kannada: “ಬೆಲ್ ದೇವಾಲಯ”
  • Korean: “벨 신전”
  • Maithili: “बेलकs मन्दिर”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Baalstempelet i Palmyra”
  • Norwegian: “Baalstempelet i Palmyra”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Baal”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Bela w Palmyrze”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Baal”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Bel”
  • Russian: “Храм Баала в Пальмире”
  • Russian: “Храм Бэла в Пальмире”
  • Sanskrit: “बेल देवालयः”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Bel”
  • Swedish: “Ma‘bad Bal”
  • Tamil: “பெல் கோயில்”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Бела”
  • Vietnamese: “Đền Bel”
  • Wu Chinese: “培亚神庙”
  • Yue Chinese: “柏爾神廟”

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