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Baalbek
Baalbek is a town in the Anti-Lebanon foothills east of the Litani River in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley. In Greek and Roman antiquity, it was known as Heliopolis. It still possesses some of the best-preserved Roman ruins in Lebanon, including one of the largest temples of the empire,Temple of Bacchus, that is dating back th the 3rd century AD. Baalbek was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the official name, Baalbek.BlingBling10, GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commonsby Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 1145 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
1984
1st Century BC
Roman
Byzantine + Islamic
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