Anjar
Also known as Anjaar, Chalcis sub Libanum, عنجر
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Arab States
Lebanon
Inscribed
1984
Area
2,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Anjar is about 14 km south of Zahlé. The nearest other World Heritage site is Baalbek, about 40 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Zahlé · about 78,000 peopleabout 14 km north
- Beirut · about 1,846,000 peopleabout 40 km north-west
- Damascus · about 2,466,000 peopleabout 45 km south-east
- Douma · about 496,000 peopleabout 45 km east
- Saida · about 174,000 peopleabout 55 km west
- Nabatiye et Tahta · about 80,000 peopleabout 60 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
LebanonCultural40 km away
SyriaCultural42 km away
LebanonCultural51 km away
LebanonCultural58 km away
LebanonCultural62 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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