El Maqâssed
District of Baalbek
in Mohafazat Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (44 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (44 mi) -
Kiryat Shmona Airport (65 mi) - Ben Ya'akov Airport (80 mi)
- Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (98 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (107 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (114 mi) - Amman-Marka International Airport (141 mi)
- Queen Alia International Airport (158 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (158 mi)
- Baalbek (Unesco heritage, 1 mi)
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Byblos (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Ancient City of Bosra (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 109 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 34.006 and 36.218 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 34° 0' 20" and E 36° 13' 5"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - LBP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, French, English, Armenian
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 08:46 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:11 am and 3:29 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Lebanon.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Lebanon. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover El Maqâssed
The district El Maqâssed of Baalbek in Mohafazat Baalbek-Hermel is a district in Lebanon about 42 mi east of Beirut, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 60% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 41% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kanaan Group Hotel
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Wavel
Wavel is a Palestinian refugee camp near the city of Baalbeck in Lebanon. It was originally French army barracks, but in 1948 refugees from the Palestine war found shelter there. In 1952, UNRWA took over responsibility for providing services in the camp. As of 2003, there are 7,553 registered refugees in the camp. In 2009 there were approximately 3000 refugees within the camp and a similar number living outside the camp.
Temple of Bacchus
The Temple of Bacchus was one of the three main temples at a large complex in classical antiquity, at Baalbek in Lebanon. The temple was dedicated to Bacchus (also known as Dionysus), the Roman god of wine, but was traditionally referred to by Neoclassical visitors as the "Temple of the Sun". It is considered one of the best preserved Roman temples in the world. It is larger than the Parthenon in Greece, though much less famous.
Deir el Ahmar
Deir El Ahmar is a Lebanese town, located at 100 km from Beirut and 12 km northeast of Baalbeck in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon.
Bechouat
Bechouat (also Beshouat) is a Lebanese village in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon. The village is famous for the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Bechouat, a Marian shrine and the site of Christian pilgrimage. Divine miracles have been reported and attributed to Our Lady of Bechouat. The people of Bechouat are Lebanese and followers of the Maronite Catholic Church. The ancestors of the inhabitants of the village came to Bechouat from Bsharri at the beginning of the 17th century.
Baalbek District
Baalbek District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon, having Baalbek as its capital. It is by far the largest district in the country comprising a total of 2319 km2. Major towns of the district are Hallanieh, Tamnine, shmestar, Douris, Jdeide, and Kasarnaba.
Safra, Lebanon
Al Safra is a small town and village of the Caza of Kesrouan in Lebanon. It is a medieval village, perched in a curve on a rocky butte overlooking the Ibrahim River and the Mediterranean Sea in the former 'District of Jounieh'. Hawa Chicken, Lebanon's largest poultry producer and distributor, is located in Safra. Safra is located north of Tabarja and south of El Bwar on Lebanon's coast, north of the City of Jounieh.
Iaat
Iaat is a town and municiplality located in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon mostly famous for its Corinthian column. The column stands at 251 meters (59.1 feet) it is installed on a 4 step base. The location of the Pillar is 4 miles (6 km) northwest of the Baalbek ruins, between the towns of Baalbek and Chlifa.
Douris, Lebanon
Douris is a village located approximately 3 km . southwest of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. It is the site of a necropolis from the late Roman Imperial period that is currently undergoing archaeological investigation. Another archaeological site which is not on the tell near the village exists 1 km southwest of Douris at the north of a vineyard that can be reached via a track from the road to Baalbek.
Stone of the Pregnant Woman
The Stone of the Pregnant Woman or Stone of the South is a Roman monolith in Baalbek (ancient Heliopolis), Lebanon. Together with another ancient stone block nearby, it is among the largest monoliths ever quarried by men. The two building blocks were intended for the close-by Roman temple complex − possibly as an addition to the so-called trilith − which was characterized by a monolithic gigantism unparalled in antiquity.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Al Maqāşid, El Maqâssed
