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  • Anjar

  • Anjar

    Anjar, also known as Haoush Mousa, is a town of Lebanon located in the Bekaa Valley. The town's establishment is normally attributed to the Umayyad caliph al-Walid I at the beginning of the 8th century as a palace-city. Anjar was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
    The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the official name, Anjar.
    World Heritage Site
    Anjar
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    Anjar

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1984

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Lebanon

    Beqaa

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    8th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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