حديقة رأس العين
حديقة رأس العين is a garden in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. حديقة رأس العين is situated nearby to the place of worship مقام راس الحسين, as well as near Baalbeck Governmental Hospital.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trilithon and Temple of Bacchus.
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 1½ km northwest of حديقة رأس العين.
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 1¼ km northwest of حديقة رأس العين.
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 1¼ km northwest of حديقة رأس العين.
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 3½ km southwest of حديقة رأس العين.
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 حديقة رأس العين.
حديقة رأس العين
- Type: Garden
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.00072° or 34° 0′ 3″ northLongitude
36.21594° or 36° 12′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8G6R2628+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 170949806OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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