Umayyad and Mamluk Baalbek
Baalbek · Lebanon
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Walk through Baalbek with a focus on its Umayyad and Mamluk story, beginning at the Umayyad Mosque and continuing among the monumental ruins. Along the way, see the Temple of Bacchus, the Temple of Jupiter, and the wider archaeological remains of Baalbek. This compact route invites you to notice how Islamic-era Baalbek can be understood alongside the ancient buildings that still shape the place today.
The walk
Umayyad Mosque of Baalbek
An early Umayyad mosque built beside Baalbek’s Roman ruins, destroyed by flood and restored in the 1990s.
Temple of Bacchus
A grand second-century Roman temple whose carvings may, or may not, belong to Bacchus.
Temple of Jupiter (Baalbek)
A Roman Jupiter temple built on a foundation of astonishing stones, and still not fully explained.
Baalbek Ruins
An attraction in Baalbek, Lebanon.
Baalbek Roman Ruins
Attraction in Baalbek, Lebanon, also called قلعة بعلبك
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