Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
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Description |
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Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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The Harbour from where cedars were exported around the Mediterranean. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Pepe's Fishing Club. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Two women by the harbour. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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The entrance to the Crusader Castle. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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The entry bridge. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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The castle was built using stone from the Roman city. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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The castle consists of a central building plus several towers. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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The tallest tower. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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Vaulted chamber. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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The inner region. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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Stone from the Roman city including columns in the walls. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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The castle dates from the 12th century. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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View of the beach from the castle. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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View of the Phoenician harbour. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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View of the town over the castle. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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The Church of John The Baptist. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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View of the old Roman road, now a wide avenue. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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The castle is surrounded by an archeological site. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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The archeological site covers many historical periods of Byblos. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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View of the sea and archeological site from the castle. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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View inland. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
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Crusader Castle |
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View to Beirut in the distance. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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The Crusader Castle dominates the archeological zone which covers many periods of Byblos history. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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The buttressed ramparts date from the 3rd millennium BCE. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
Temple of Baalat-Gebal |
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The Temple of Baalat-Gebal was founded in 3000 BCE. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
Temple of Baalat-Gebal |
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The Temple of Baalat-Gebal continued to be used until Roman times. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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The Roman colonaded street was the approach to the Temple of Baalat-Gebel when it was dedicated to Aphrodite. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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View of the Roman colonade at the original height of the pre-excavated mound. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
Royal Tombs |
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One of the nine Royal Tombs dating from the 2nd millennium BCE. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
Royal Tombs |
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Phoenician sarcophagus. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
Royal Tombs |
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The Royal Tombs were hewn out of solid rock. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
Royal Tombs |
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Black and white sarcophagus. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
Royal Tombs |
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The Royal Tomb shafts lead to tunnels where the sarcophagi were placed. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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Human figure. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
Roman Theatre |
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The Roman Theatre dates from 218. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
Roman Theatre |
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The Roman Theatre has unique porticos decorating the stage. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
Roman Theatre |
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The Roman Theatre overlooks the sea. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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Stone age settlement. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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The Ottoman house is the only remaining building from the village that once covered the archeological site. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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The Great Residence is a 3rd millennium BCE bronze age settlement consisting of several rooms enclosed by a wall. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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The King's Well is a spring that remained in use until 1936. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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The Roman Nymphenium. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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Temple dating from the 3rd millennium BCE to an unknown deity. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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Ramparts from the 3rd millennium BCE. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
Temple of the Obelisks |
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The Temple of the Obelisks. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
Temple of the Obelisks |
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The temple was built by the Amorites. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
Temple of the Obelisks |
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The obelisks are offerings to the god of war, Reshef. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
Temple of the Obelisks |
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The temple was built in the 2nd millennium BCE on the site of an earlier temple. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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The Phoenician ramparts date from the 1st millennium BCE. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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The Achaemenid Persian fort. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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Byzantine oil press. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Byblos |
Archeological Site |
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The stone Byzantine oil press and the container to receive the oil. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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The Bekaa Valley from the Lebanon Hills. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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The Bekaa Valley. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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Small mosque in the fields near Aanjar. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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The archeological site of Aanjar. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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The Cardo Maximus is the main street. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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Aanjar sits near the Anti-Lebanon range of hills 5km from the border with Syria. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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A row of shops. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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Bath house. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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Aanjar is the only Ummayad site in Lebanon. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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Byzantine style arches. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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Column decoration. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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The site dates from the 8th century. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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Shop. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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Carving in the stone work. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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Arches and shops. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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Ummayad stone work. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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View of the Great Palace. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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The Great Palace is the largest structure at Aanjar. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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The Great Palace was the residence of Ummayad Caliph Walid I (died 715). |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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The Great Palace interior. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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The Great Palace has two storeys. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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The site is extensive. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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The Little Palace. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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The Tetrapylon is the centre of the site. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
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Aanjar |
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The Tetrapylon (detail). |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Zehle |
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Chateau Ksara |
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Chateau Ksara is one of several wineries in the Christian region of Zehle. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Zehle |
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Chateau Ksara |
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The chateau garden. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Zehle |
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Chateau Ksara |
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The winery has been in operation since 1857. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Zehle |
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Chateau Ksara |
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Wine press. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Zehle |
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Chateau Ksara |
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Small bar at the winery. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Zehle |
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Chateau Ksara |
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The 2km caves used for storing the wine. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Zehle |
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Chateau Ksara |
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Selection of wines. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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The Shia mosque in Baalbek, a Shia Muslim town in the northern Bekaa. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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The minarets of the Shia mosque. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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The blue tiled Shia mosque is run by Hezbollah. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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An uncompleted monolith at the Roman Quarry is 21.5m long and weighs 1000 tonnes. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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The Temple complex at Baalbek dates from Phoenician times. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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Propylaea |
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The Propylaea at the entrance to the site. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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Propylaea |
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The Propylaea is the Monumental Entrance to the temple compex. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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Propylaea |
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The complex is mainly Roman. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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Hexagonal Court |
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The Hexagonal Court. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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Hexagonal Court |
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The court with later Arab additions. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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Hexagonal Court |
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Decorated stonework. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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Hexagonal Court |
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Mamluk additions to the court. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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Hexagonal Court |
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Decorated stonework pieces are scattered around the site. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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Great Court |
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The Great Court. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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Great Court |
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The Great Court is the largest part of the complex. |
2015 |
Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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Great Court |
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The court was the site of animal sacrifices. |
2015 |