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 , in modern . The temple was established in the first century BC and is celebrated primarily for its wall paintings.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: temple building located on the northwest side of Dura-Europos, Syria
  • Also known as: “Hram bogova Palmire”, “Hram orijentalnih bogova”, “Świątynia Bogów Palmyreńskich”, “T.D.P.”, “Tempel der orientalischen Götter”, “Tempel der Palmyren-Götter”, “Tempio degli dei palmireni”, “Tempio delle divinità orientali”, “Tempio di Zeus- Baal”, “temple des dieux orientaux”, “temple des dieux palmyériens”, “temple des dieux palmyréniens”, “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”, “Temple of Zeus-Baal”, “Templo de los Dioses Orientales”, “Templo de los dioses palmirenos”, “معبد الآلهة التدمرية”, “معبد الآلهة التدمرية، معبد زيوس، معبد بل التدمري، معبد بل، الشرقية”, “معبد الآلهة الشرقية”, “معبد بل التدمري”, and “معبد زيوس”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dura-Europos and Dura-Europos synagogue.

Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
was a Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman border city built on an escarpment 90 metres above the southwestern bank of the river. It is located near the village of Salhiyé, in present-day . is situated 510 metres southeast of Temple of Bêl.

Synagogue
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was an ancient Jewish synagogue discovered in 1932 at , . The synagogue contained a forecourt and house of assembly with painted walls depicting people and animals, and a Torah shrine in the western wall facing . is situated 350 metres south of Temple of Bêl.

Ruins
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The was a sacred space located in block E7 at Dura Europos dedicated to a syncretic belief of Artemis and the Syrian deity named Azzanathkona. is situated 120 metres east of Temple of Bêl.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gharanij.

Town
is a town located in , . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 23,009 in the 2004 census. is situated 2½ km north of Temple of Bêl.

Temple of Bêl

Latitude
34.75089° or 34° 45′ 3″ north
Longitude
40.72579° or 40° 43′ 33″ east
Open location code
8H62QP2G+98
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8043291098
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q3517541
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Temple of Bêl” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد بل دورا أوربوس”
  • Arabic: “معبد بل”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van de Palmyreense goden”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد بل”
  • French: “temple de Bêl”
  • French: “Temple de Bêl”
  • German: “Tempel des Baal”
  • German: “Tempel des Bel”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Bel di Dura-Europos”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Bel”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Bel”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Bela”
  • Serbian: “Hram Bel”
  • Slovenian: “Bêlov tempelj”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Baal”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Bel”

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