Sheikh Abdullah Barracks

Sheikh Abdullah Barracks is a military installation in , . Sheikh Abdullah Barracks is situated near , as well as near the mosque .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Trilithon and Temple of Bacchus.

Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
A 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. is situated 1¼ km north of Sheikh Abdullah Barracks.

Ruins
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
The is part of the archaeological site, in region of . 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. is situated 1¼ km north of Sheikh Abdullah Barracks.

Ruins
Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a colossal Roman temple in , Lebanon. It is the largest of the Roman world after the in Rome. It is unknown who commissioned or designed the temple, nor exactly when it was constructed. is situated 1¼ km north of Sheikh Abdullah Barracks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baalbek and Duris.

Photo: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0.
بَعلبَك is one of the most spectacular archaeological sites in 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.

Village
, also Dûris, formally Doris and also known by its French spelling Douris, is a village located approximately 3 km. southwest of in the Bekaa Valley, . is situated 2½ km west of Sheikh Abdullah Barracks.

Village
Majdaloun is a village in the , in Baalbek-Hermel, one of the governorates of Lebanon. Majdaloun is one of the eighty-three municipalities of the and of 1,052 for the whole of Lebanon. is situated 7 km west of Sheikh Abdullah Barracks.

Sheikh Abdullah Barracks

Latitude
33.99613° or 33° 59′ 46″ north
Longitude
36.20648° or 36° 12′ 23″ east
Open location code
8G5RX6W4+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 135400191
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
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In Other Languages

“Sheikh Abdullah Barracks” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ثكنة الشيخ عبدالله”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Baalbeck Governmental Hospital and Masjid As-Sayyida Khawla.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Third Monolith and Stone of the Pregnant Woman.

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