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Ras Baalbek
Ras Baalbek
Ras Baalbek is a village in the northern Beqaa Valley in Lebanon. Notable features include the monastery of Our Lady of Ras Baalbek, also known as Deir Saidat ar-Ras, and two Byzantine churches.
Site Information
Country: Lebanon
District: Beqaa Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 4th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Byzantine
Later Cultures: Christian
Site Features: Byzantine Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: All the natural site of the sources and the Valley of the Orontes with the monuments found there
Date of Submission: 1996
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