Baalbek
Baalbek is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Lebanon, city in Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon. Pyramason catalogues it as PYR-175052 at 34.00611, 36.20861 (34°00'22.0"N 36°12'31.0"E).
Wikidata records a construction date of 0 CE.
Recorded heritage designations: World Heritage Site.
There are 6 other catalogued sites within 5 km of it, 14 within 25 km and 72 within 50 km. A sparse neighbourhood in the catalogue is not evidence of an empty landscape. Coverage varies by country, and a low count here may mean the record is thin rather than the ground is.
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The record
| Pyramason ID | PYR-175052 |
|---|---|
| Country | Lebanon |
| Classified as | UNESCO World Heritage site |
| Coordinates | 34.00611, 36.20861 |
| 34°00'22.0"N 36°12'31.0"E | |
| Sites within 25 km | 14 |
| Sites within 50 km | 72 |
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What is around it
- temples of Baalbek0.4 km
- Heliopolis/Col. Iulia Augusta Felix0.4 km
- Temple of Jupiter0.4 km
- Temple of Jupiter Heliopolitanus0.5 km
- Seyyede Khoulah bint Hossein shrine0.8 km
- Stone of the Pregnant Woman1.1 km
- Chalcis sub Libano6.2 km
- Nakle7.2 km
- Berothe8.5 km
- Yaat8.6 km
Updates from the atlas
Further reading
English Wikipedia · Wikidata Q178835
Nearby on the atlas
- All catalogued pages in Lebanoncountry hub
Distances are great-circle, from the coordinates Pyramason holds for each site.