Baalbeck Quarry
Baalbeck Quarry is an archaeological site in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. Baalbeck Quarry is situated nearby to Stone of the Pregnant Woman, as well as near the mosque Masjid As-Sayyida Khawla.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stone of the Pregnant Woman and Trilithon.
Stone of the Pregnant Woman
Monument
Photo: Freedom’s Falcon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Baalbek Stones are six massive Roman worked stone blocks in Baalbek, Lebanon, characterised by a megalithic gigantism unparalleled in antiquity. The stone was quarried from nearby hillsides, and several of the large monoliths - some only partially hewn from the geology. Stone of the Pregnant Woman is situated 120 metres east of Baalbeck Quarry.
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 1 km north of Baalbeck Quarry.
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 1 km northeast of Baalbeck Quarry.
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.
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 Baalbeck Quarry.
Baalbeck Quarry
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.99879° or 33° 59′ 56″ northLongitude
36.19884° or 36° 11′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8G5RX5XX+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 179648208OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Baalbeck Quarry” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “محجر بعلبك”
- French: “Carrière de Baalbek”
- German: “Steinbruch von Baalbek”
- Greek: “Λατομείο της Μπάαλμπεκ”
- Russian: “Баальбекская каменоломня”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stone of the Pregnant Woman and Masjid As-Sayyida Khawla.
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