Baalbek World Heritage Site

Official name
Baalbek | UNESCO
Country
Lebanon | Map
Continent
Asia
Location
City and District of Baalbek, Beqaa Governorate
34.7000° Lat, 36.2049° Lon | Map
Code
294
Time Zone
Asia/Beirut (EET, +0200)
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Category
Cultural
Description
Inscribed 1984. This Phoenician city, where a triad of deities was worshipped, was known as Heliopolis during the Hellenistic period. It retained its religious function during Roman times, when the sanctuary of the Heliopolitan Jupiter attracted thousands of pilgrims. Baalbek, with its colossal structures, is one of the finest examples of Imperial Roman architecture at its apogee.