Beirut
Bekaa
El
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Mount Lebanon
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Anjar |
Baalbeck |
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Anjar,
58 kilometers from Beirut, is
completely different from any other
archaeological |
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Baalbeck,
Lebanon's greatest Roman treasure, can
be counted among the wonders of the
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experience you'll
have in Lebanon. At other historical
sites in the country, different epochs
and civilizations are superimposed one
on top of the other.
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world.
The largest and most noble Roman temples
ever built, they are also among the best
preserved.
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| Chtaura |
Deir
Al Ahmar |
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Chtaura
should be your base for visiting the
Beqaa, for this is the area's banking
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Your
heart will fall down after your visit
to Bekaa Deir Al Ahmar, with its
raging streams, green pastures |
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commercial
center. Hotels, film, gasoline and
picnic supplies are readily available.
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and Phoenician vestiges.
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El
Hermel
This district in the extreme north of
the Beqaa Valley has a number of
intriguing sights. The Hermel Pyramid,
27 meters high, can be seen for miles
in every direction. Three of its faces
are carved with hunting scenes that
suggest the pyramid-topped structure
is a tomb, probably of a Syrian price
of the 1st ir 2nd century BC.
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| El
Marj |
Koussaya |
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The
word “El-marj” is a true Arabic
word meaning lush green land. The
El-marj has been there |
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It
is assumed that this town is built on
the ruins of an old city, and the
evidence is the presence of many |
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for many,
many years.
It dates back to 500 years ago,
including the time of the Ottoman
Empire in the Arab world.
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archaeological
sites which belong to the Roman,
Byzantine and Arabic periods which are
resembled by .
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| Rachaya |
Zahle
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From
Chtaura, proceed along the Damascus
road to Masnaa (border post).
Just before the post turn |
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A
red-roofed town set among the eastern
foothills of Mount Sannine, Zahle
enjoys a prime location in the Beqaa |
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right,
toward Rashaya.
This is where Lebanon’s early
national leaders, including Bshara El-Khoury
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valley.
Snowcapped mountains tower above
it in winter, while in summer its
945-meter elevation keeps the air
light and dry.
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Source:
Ministry of Tourism
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