Municipality of Baalbak
Municipality of Baalbak is a town hall in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon which is located on ساحة السراي. Municipality of Baalbak is situated nearby to Al Nahr Mosque, as well as near the library Librairie Chamas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Bacchus and Trilithon.
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 Bacchus is situated 510 metres west of Municipality of Baalbak.
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. Trilithon is situated 640 metres west of Municipality of Baalbak.
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. Temple of Jupiter is situated 580 metres west of Municipality of Baalbak.
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 is a village located approximately 3 km. southwest of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. It is the site of a 13th-century Muslim shrine and a necropolis from the late Roman Imperial period that is currently undergoing archaeological investigation. Duris is situated 3½ km southwest of Municipality of Baalbak.
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 Municipality of Baalbak.
Municipality of Baalbak
- Type: Town hall
- Address: ساحة السراي
- Category: government building
- Location: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.00531° or 34° 0′ 19″ northLongitude
36.20943° or 36° 12′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8G6R2645+4QOpenStreetMap ID
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