🏛️ Ruins of Baalbek (Heliopolis)

Lebanon · Asia · Cultural · 34.00°N, 36.20°E

Baalbek is a city located east of the Litani River in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, about 67 km (42 mi) northeast of Beirut. It is the capital of Baalbek-Hermel Governorate. In 1998, the city had a population of 82,608. Most of the population consists of Shia Muslims, followed by Sunni Muslims and Christians; in 2017, there was also a large presence of Syrian refugees.

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Quick facts

Country	Lebanon
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	34.00°N, 36.20°E · view on map

Ruins of Baalbek (Heliopolis) is a cultural World Heritage site in Lebanon, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Ruins of Baalbek (Heliopolis) was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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