قلعة بعلبك الاثرية
قلعة بعلبك الاثرية is a memorial in Bekaa, Lebanon. قلعة بعلبك الاثرية is situated nearby to St. Georges Church, as well as near the ruins Temple of Bacchus.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 250 metres north of قلعة بعلبك الاثرية.
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 340 metres north of قلعة بعلبك الاثرية.
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 330 metres north of قلعة بعلبك الاثرية.
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, also Dûris, formally Doris and also known by its French spelling Douris, is a village located approximately 3 km. southwest of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. Duris is situated 3 km southwest of قلعة بعلبك الاثرية.
Majdalun
Village
Majdaloun is a village in the Baalbek District, in Baalbek-Hermel, one of the governorates of Lebanon. Majdaloun is one of the eighty-three municipalities of the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate and of 1,052 for the whole of Lebanon. Majdalun is situated 6 km west of قلعة بعلبك الاثرية.
قلعة بعلبك الاثرية
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Bekaa, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.00389° or 34° 0′ 14″ northLongitude
36.20362° or 36° 12′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8G6R2633+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 9174508917OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
“قلعة بعلبك الاثرية” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “El antiguo castillo de Baalbek”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Georges Church and عواميد بعلبك.
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