Temple of Bel
The Temple of Bel, sometimes also referred to as the "Temple of Baal", was an ancient temple located in Palmyra, 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 Palmyra and was dedicated in AD 32.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 410 metres (1,360 feet)
- Description: ruins of a temple to Bel located in Palmyra, Syria
- Also known as“Temple of Ba’al”“Temple of Ba’al at Palmyra”“معبد بعل”
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Temple of Bel
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Latitude
34.54735° or 34° 32′ 51″ north
Longitude
38.27386° or 38° 16′ 26″ east
Open location code
8G6WG7WF+WG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = ruins
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tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Temple of Bel” goes by many names.
Tempel van BelAfrikaans
معبد بلArabic
Բելի տաճարArmenian
Bel məbədiAzerbaijani
Храм БэлаBelarusian
Temple de BaalCatalan
Ma‘bad BalCebuano
貝爾廟Chinese
贝尔神庙Chinese
Tempel van BelDutch
معبد بلEgyptian Arabic
Templo de BeloEsperanto
Ναός του ΜπελGreek
מקדש בלHebrew
बेल का मंदिरHindi
बेल मन्दिरHindi
Templo di BelIdo
Kuil BelIndonesian
Tempio di BelItalian
ベル神殿Japanese
ಬೆಲ್ ದೇವಾಲಯKannada
벨 신전Korean
बेलकs मन्दिरMaithili
Baalstempelet i PalmyraNorwegian
Baalstempelet i PalmyraNorwegian Bokmål
معبد بلPersian
Świątynia BaalPolish
Świątynia Bela w PalmyrzePolish
Храм Баала в ПальмиреRussian
Храм Бэла в ПальмиреRussian
बेल देवालयःSanskrit
Ma‘bad BalSwedish
பெல் கோயில்Tamil
Храм БелаUkrainian
Đền BelVietnamese
培亚神庙Wu Chinese
柏爾神廟Yue Chinese
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