Khirbet Amchka
Khirbet Amchka is an archaeological site in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. Khirbet Amchka is situated nearby to the village Nahla.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baalbek and Nahla.
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.
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 north of Khirbet Amchka.
Duris
Village
Duris is a village located approximately 3 km. southwest of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. It is the site of a 13th-century Muslim shrine and a necropolis from the late Roman Imperial period that is currently undergoing archaeological investigation. Duris is situated 8 km west of Khirbet Amchka.
Khirbet Amchka
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.98791° or 33° 59′ 17″ northLongitude
36.26539° or 36° 15′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8G5RX7Q8+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 301435140OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Khirbet Amchka” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خربة عمشكي”
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