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| Lebanon |
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Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
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Great Court |
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The Temple of Bacchus from the Great Court. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Great Court |
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One of two stone basins used for washing animals before sacrifice. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Great Court |
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The stone basins are surrounded with carvings. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Great Court |
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Cupids on sea monsters. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Great Court |
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Archeological ditch going down to the Phoenician level. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Great Court |
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Carved stone lintel. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Great Court |
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View of the northern side of the court. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Great Court |
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Part of the northern wall once used as a church. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Great Court |
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Niches for statues. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Great Court |
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Column decoration. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Great Court |
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The Great Court is the central area in the complex. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Great Court |
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The sacrificial altar is at the centre of the court. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Great Court |
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The sacrificial altar. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Great Court |
 |
View towards the steps leading to the Temple of Jupiter. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Jupiter |
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The Temple of Jupiter. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Jupiter |
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The temple is built on the highest point of the site. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Jupiter |
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Many of the columns were taken to Constantinople during the Byzantine era and used in the construction of Aghia Sophia. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Jupiter |
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The base of the temple. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Jupiter |
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View of the enormous foundations. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Jupiter |
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Large stones making up the base. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Jupiter |
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Lion carving used as a spout to drain water. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Jupiter |
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Detail of Lion. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Jupiter |
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The iconic six columns are 2.5m in diameter and 20m high. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Jupiter |
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The six columns are Corinthian and date from the Greek period. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Jupiter |
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Mamluk fountain. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
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View from the temple complex. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
|
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Arab fortifications. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
|
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Mamluk tower. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
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The six columns of the Temple of Jupiter viewed from ground level. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Bacchus |
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The Temple of Bacchus. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Bacchus |
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The Temple of Bacchus is the most complete temple in the Middle East. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Bacchus |
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The temple was completed in 190. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Bacchus |
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Roof carvings. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Bacchus |
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The narrow channel between the columns and the main temple. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Bacchus |
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Roof carvings. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
Temple of Bacchus |
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The Temple of Jupiter from the Temple of Bacchus. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
|
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Detail of a carved lion. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
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Carved stone. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
|
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Tunnel under the Great Court. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
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Mamluk tomb stone. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
|
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Roman sarcophagi. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
|
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Pottery from the site. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
Bekaa Valley |
Baalbek |
|
|
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The Temple of Venus. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
|
Sidon |
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The seafront of Sidon, a port city in the South of Lebanon. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
|
Sidon |
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Sea Castle |
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The Sea Castle connected to the mainland by an 80m causeway. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
|
Sea Castle |
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Entrance arch. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
|
Sea Castle |
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Entrance arch decoration. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
|
Sea Castle |
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Small mosque added by the Mamluks. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
|
Sea Castle |
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The castle was built by the Crusaders. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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|
Sidon |
|
Sea Castle |
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The Crsader builders used Roman columns. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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|
Sidon |
|
Sea Castle |
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The tower. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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|
Sidon |
|
Sea Castle |
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The castle is on the site of a Phoenician palace. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
|
Sea Castle |
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The tower has a vaulted hall. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
|
Sea Castle |
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View from the tower. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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|
Sidon |
|
Sea Castle |
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The causeway. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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|
Sidon |
|
Sea Castle |
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View of the city. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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|
Sidon |
|
Sea Castle |
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Lighthouse. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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|
Sidon |
|
Sea Castle |
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The harbour on the site of the original from Phoenician times. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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|
Sidon |
|
Sea Castle |
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View of the modern city. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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|
Sidon |
|
Sea Castle |
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The souks. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
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The Sea Castle from the entrance to the souks. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
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The souks of Sidon date from Ottoman times. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
|
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Model boat builder. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
|
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Shop keeper. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
Khan al-Franj |
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The Khan al-Franj. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
Khan al-Franj |
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The khan is a large cloistered trading centre. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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|
Sidon |
Souks |
Khan al-Franj |
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The khan was given to the French in 1610. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
Khan al-Franj |
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The khan is set around a large couryard. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
|
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Smoking nargile. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
|
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Arched passageway. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
|
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Jeweller. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
|
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Olives. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
|
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Kitchen implements. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
|
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Narrow street with steps. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
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Sidon |
Souks |
|
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Street scene. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
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Sidon |
Souks |
Ali Hammoud Palace |
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The restored Ali Hammoud Palace. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
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Sidon |
Souks |
Ali Hammoud Palace |
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The palace is now a school. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
Ali Hammoud Palace |
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The central inner courtyard. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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|
Sidon |
Souks |
|
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Street scene with wooden panneled shops. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
|
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Narrow streets. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
|
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Street scene with Palestinian flags and posters. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
|
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Snack shop. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
|
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Street scene. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
|
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A group of men. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
Souks |
|
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Narrow street. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
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Sidon |
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Soap Museum |
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The Soap Museum. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
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Soap Museum |
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Exhibits cover the history of soap making in the region. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
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Soap Museum |
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Soap blocks. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
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Soap Museum |
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Calibrating machine for soap. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
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Soap Museum |
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Soap seals. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
|
Soap Museum |
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Cutting soap into blocks. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
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The Great Mosque. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
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The seafront. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
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Fisherman. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
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Sweet shop. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
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Sweets with syrup and nuts. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
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Echmoun |
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Echmoun, just outside Sidon, is the only Phoenician complex in Lebanon. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
|
Sidon |
|
Echmoun |
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Babylonian style wall and pyramid, 6th century BCE. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
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Sidon |
|
Echmoun |
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The Ablution area on the Phoenician complex. |
2015 |
| Lebanon |
|
|
Sidon |
|
Echmoun |
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Egyptian style sanctuary. |
2015 |
were added from 11 December 2021.