Baalbek World Heritage Site

Official name

Baalbek | UNESCO

Country

Lebanon | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

City and District of Baalbek, Beqaa Governorate
34.6600° Lat, 36.2041° Lon | Map

Code

294

Time Zone

Asia/Beirut (EET, +0200)

Current Time

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.