Baalbek

Baalbek
Baalbek; بعلبك
	Temple o Jupiter in Baalbek
	Baalbek Location in Lebanon
	Coordinates: 34°0′25″N 36°12′14″E / 34.00694°N 36.20389°E
Kintra	Lebanon
Govrenorate	Beqaa Govrenorate
Destrict	Baalbek Destrict
Area
• City	7 km2 (3 sq mi)
• Metro	16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation	1170 m (3,840 ft)
Population
• City	82,608
• Metro	105,000
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
Teep	Cultural
Criteria	i, iv
Designatit	1984 (8th session)
Reference no.	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

Twin touns – Sister ceeties

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References

Notes

↑ Syaifullah, M. (26 October 2008). "Yogyakarta dan Libanon Bentuk Kota Kembar". Tempo Interaktif. Archived frae the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved 25 Januar 2010.

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[1] Syaifullah, M. (26 October 2008). "Yogyakarta dan Libanon Bentuk Kota Kembar". Tempo Interaktif. Archived frae the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved 25 Januar 2010.

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