Baalbek
Also known as Baalbec, Baalbeck, Balbec, Heliopolis, Mint of Heliopolis, بعلبك
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iv).
Region
Arab States
Lebanon
Inscribed
1984
Area
3,742 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Baalbek is about 35 km north-east of Zahlé. The nearest other World Heritage site is Qadisha Valley and Cedars of God, about 40 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Zahlé · about 78,000 peopleabout 35 km south-west
- Ad Nabk · about 50,000 peopleabout 50 km east
- Douma · about 496,000 peopleabout 50 km south
- Ṭarābulus · about 530,000 peopleabout 55 km north-west
- Damascus · about 2,466,000 peopleabout 55 km south
- Beirut · about 1,846,000 peopleabout 65 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
LebanonCultural39 km away
LebanonCultural40 km away
LebanonCultural53 km away
SyriaCultural56 km away
LebanonCultural60 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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