Substation Baalbek
Substation Baalbek is an electrical substation in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. Substation Baalbek is situated nearby to the power station Baalbek Thermal Power Plant, as well as near the hill Al Kayal.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trilithon and Temple of Jupiter.
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 2 km southeast of Substation Baalbek.
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 2 km southeast of Substation Baalbek.
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 2 km southeast of Substation Baalbek.
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 south of Substation Baalbek.
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 southwest of Substation Baalbek.
Substation Baalbek
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.01971° or 34° 1′ 11″ northLongitude
36.19164° or 36° 11′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8G6R259R+VMOpenStreetMap ID
way 172036896
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