Temple of Baalshamin
The Temple of Baalshamin was an ancient temple in the city of Palmyra, 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Temple in Palmyra, Syria
- Also known as: “Temple of Baal Shamin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roman Theatre at Palmyra and Temple of Bel.
Roman Theatre at Palmyra
Theater building
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The Roman Theatre at Palmyra is a Roman theatre in ancient Palmyra in the Syrian Desert. The unfinished theatre dates back to the second-century CE Severan period. Roman Theatre at Palmyra is situated 320 metres south of Temple of Baalshamin.
Temple of Bel
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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. Temple of Bel is situated 760 metres southeast of Temple of Baalshamin.
Baths of Diocletian
Archaeological site
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Baths of Diocletian is an archaeological site, which is situated 300 metres south of Temple of Baalshamin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palmyra.
Palmyra
Palmyra was the only oasis in Syria and perhaps the only truly tourist town. Palmyra was known as Tadmor to the Syrians. Both meant the same thing - date palm.
Temple of Baalshamin
- Categories: ruins, temple, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.5534° or 34° 33′ 12″ northLongitude
38.27001° or 38° 16′ 12″ eastElevation
412 metres (1,352 feet)Open location code
8G6WH73C+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 389978856OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Temple of Baalshamin” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Tempel van Baal Sjamin”
- Afrikaans: “Tempel van Baalsamin”
- Arabic: “معبد بعل شمين”
- Arabic: “معبدبعل شمين”
- Azerbaijani: “Baalşamin məbədi”
- Belarusian: “Храм Баалшаміна”
- Catalan: “temple de Baal Shamin”
- Catalan: “Temple de Baal Shamin”
- Chinese: “巴爾夏明神廟”
- Czech: “Baal-Šaminův chrám”
- Dutch: “Tempel van Baal-Shamin”
- Dutch: “Temple of Baalshamin”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد بعل شمين”
- French: “Si‘ temple de Baal Shamin”
- French: “temple de Baal Shamin”
- French: “temple de Baalshamin”
- French: “Temple de Baalshamin”
- Georgian: “ბაალშამინის ტაძარი”
- German: “Heiligtum des Baalshamin”
- German: “Tempel von Baalschamin”
- Hebrew: “מקדש בעל שמין בתדמור”
- Hindi: “बालशामिन मन्दिर”
- Hindi: “वेल मंदिर”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Baalshamin”
- Italian: “Tempio di Baalshamin”
- Japanese: “バールシャミン神殿”
- Japanese: “バアルシャミン遺跡”
- Korean: “바알샤민 신전”
- Malay: “Kuil Baalshamin”
- Mingrelian: “ბაალშამინიშ ოხიდა”
- Portuguese: “Templo de Baal-Shamin”
- Russian: “Храм Баалшамина”
- Spanish: “Templo de Baal Shamin”
- Spanish: “Templo de Baalshamin”
- Swedish: “Baalshamintemplet”
- Tamil: “பால்சமீன் கோயில்”
- Turkish: “Baalshamin Tapınağı”
- Ukrainian: “Баал-Шамін”
- Ukrainian: “Храм Баалшаміна”
- Urdu: “معبد بالشمین”
- Vietnamese: “Đền Baalshamin”
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