Baalbek

Baalbek بعلبك
Temple o Jupiter in Baalbek
Baalbek Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°0′25″N 36°12′14″E
Kintra	Lebanon
Govrenorate	Beqaa Govrenorate
Destrict	Baalbek Destrict
Aurie
- Ceety	7 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
- Metro	16 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Hicht	1,170 m (3,839 ft)
Indwallers
- Ceety	82,608
- Metro	105,000
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Simmer (DST)	+3 (UTC)
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid Type: Cultural Criteria: i, iv Designated: 1984 (8th session) Reference #: 294 State Party:  Lebanon Region: Arab States

Baalbek (Greek: Ἡλιούπολις; Arabic: بعلبك‎ / ALA-LC: Ba‘albak; Phoenicie: בעלבכ, Baalbak) is a toun in the Beqaa Valley o Lebanon situatit east o the Litani River. It is famous for its exquisitely detailed yet monumentally scaled temple ruins o the Roman period, when Baalbek, then kent as Heliopolis, wis ane o the lairgest sanctuaries in the empire. It is Lebanon's greatest Roman treasur, an it can be coontit amang the wanders o the auncient warld, containin some o the lairgest an best preservit Roman ruins.

Internaitional relations

See an aw: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Lebanon

Twin touns – Sister ceeties

Baalbek is twinned wi:

• Bari, Italy
• L'Aquila, Italy
• Thrace, Greece
• Yogyakarta, Indonesie.
• Isfahan, Iran