Yammoune

Yammoune is a lake, nature reserve, village and municipality situated northwest of Baalbek in Baalbek District, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. The village had a few hundred inhabitants in 1955.

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Place details

Locality: يمونة
Region: محافظة بعلبك الهرمل
Country: لبنان
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Yammoune
Settlement.other_name: Yammouneh, El Yammoûné
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Yammouné eau 0053.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The Naba al-Arbain spring of Yammoune
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Baalbek-Hermel
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Baalbek
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_total: 7000
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions
Settlement.elevation_ft: 4495
Ancient site.name: Yammoune
Ancient site.map_type: Lebanon

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: archaeological site
Country: Lebanon
Located in: Baalbek
Elevation: 4511
Location: Baalbek
Image: Yammouné eau 0053.jpg

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Commons category: Yemmoune

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Ancient Roman temple
Geology
Lake Yammoune
Possible early sanctuary of El
Yammoune nature reserve
References
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Yammoune is a lake, nature reserve, village and municipality situated northwest of Baalbek in Baalbek District, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. The village had a few hundred inhabitants in 1955.

==Ancient Roman temple==

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