Temple of Bêl
The Temple of Bel, also known as the Temple of the Palmyrene gods, was located in Dura Europos, an ancient city on the Euphrates, in modern Syria. The temple was established in the first century BC and is celebrated primarily for its wall paintings.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: temple building located on the northwest side of Dura-Europos, Syria
- Also known as: “Temple of Bel”, “Temple of Bel, Dura-Europos”, “Temple of Palmyrene Bel”, “Temple of the Oriental Gods”, “Temple of the Palmyrene Gods”, “Temple of the Palmyrene Gods; Temple of Zeus; Temple of Palmyrene Bêl; Temple of Bel; Temple of the Oriental Gods”, “Temple of Zeus”, and “Temple of Zeus-Baal”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dura-Europos and Temple of Artemis Azzanathkona.
Dura-Europos
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Dura-Europos was a Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman border city built on an escarpment 90 metres above the southwestern bank of the Euphrates river. It is located near the village of Salhiyé, in present-day Syria. Dura-Europos is situated 510 metres southeast of Temple of Bêl.
Temple of Artemis Azzanathkona
Ruins
The Temple of Artemis Azzanathkona was a sacred space located in block E7 at Dura Europos dedicated to a syncretic belief of Artemis and the Syrian deity named Azzanathkona. Temple of Artemis Azzanathkona is situated 120 metres east of Temple of Bêl.
Dura-Europos synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dura-Europos synagogue was an ancient Jewish former synagogue discovered in 1932 at Dura-Europos, Syria. The former synagogue contained a forecourt and house of assembly with painted walls depicting people and animals, and a Torah shrine in the western wall facing Jerusalem. Dura-Europos synagogue is situated 350 metres south of Temple of Bêl.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gharanij.
Gharanij
Town
Gharanij is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Gharanij had a population of 23,009 in the 2004 census. Gharanij is situated 2½ km north of Temple of Bêl.
Temple of Bêl
- Categories: temple, feature, ruins, cultural property, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.75089° or 34° 45′ 3″ northLongitude
40.72579° or 40° 43′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8H62QP2G+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 8043291098OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3517541
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Temple of Bêl” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد الآلهة التدمرية، معبد زيوس، معبد بل التدمري، معبد بل، الشرقية”
- Arabic: “معبد الآلهة التدمرية”
- Arabic: “معبد الآلهة الشرقية”
- Arabic: “معبد بل التدمري”
- Arabic: “معبد بل دورا أوربوس”
- Arabic: “معبد بل”
- Arabic: “معبد زيوس”
- Dutch: “Tempel van de Palmyreense goden”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد بل”
- French: “T.D.P.”
- French: “temple de Bêl”
- French: “Temple de Bêl”
- French: “temple des dieux orientaux”
- French: “temple des dieux palmyériens”
- French: “temple des dieux palmyréniens”
- German: “Tempel der orientalischen Götter”
- German: “Tempel der Palmyren-Götter”
- German: “Tempel des Baal”
- German: “Tempel des Bel”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Bel”
- Italian: “Tempio degli dei palmireni”
- Italian: “Tempio delle divinità orientali”
- Italian: “Tempio di Bel”
- Italian: “Tempio di Zeus- Baal”
- Polish: “Świątynia Bela”
- Polish: “Świątynia Bogów Palmyreńskich”
- Serbian: “Hram Bel”
- Serbian: “Hram bogova Palmire”
- Serbian: “Hram orijentalnih bogova”
- Slovenian: “Bêlov tempelj”
- Spanish: “Templo de Baal”
- Spanish: “Templo de Bel”
- Spanish: “Templo de los Dioses Orientales”
- Spanish: “Templo de los dioses palmirenos”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include House K5-A and Dura-Europos amphitheatre.
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