Baalbek

Baalbek (; ; ) is a city located east of the Litani River in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, about northeast of Beirut. It is the capital of Baalbek-Hermel Governorate. In 1998, the city had a population of 82,608. Most of the population consists of Shia Muslims, followed by Sunni Muslims and Christians; in 2017, there was also a large presence of Syrian refugees.

monolith in Baalbek

ruins of the Greco-Roman period

ruined Roman temple in Baalbek

eparchy

Israeli military operation in the 2006 Lebanon War

hotel in Baalbek, Lebanon