St. Georges Church
St. Georges Church is a church in Bekaa, Lebanon. St. Georges Church is situated nearby to the ruins Temple of Bacchus, as well as near Temple of Venus.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 160 metres northwest of St. Georges Church.
Trilithon
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 290 metres northwest of St. Georges Church.Temple of Jupiter
Ruins
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 250 metres northwest of St. Georges Church.
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 St. Georges Church.
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 St. Georges Church.
St. Georges Church
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bekaa, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.00493° or 34° 0′ 18″ north
Longitude
36.20493° or 36° 12′ 18″ east
Open location code
8G6R2633+XX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“St. Georges Church” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة مار جرجس”
- French: “Église Saint-Georges”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Giorgio”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Георгия”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Jorge”
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