Baalbek

Summary

Baalbek is a city^[1]. Baalbek ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,839 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Baalbek is located in Baalbek District^[3].
• Baalbek is in the country of Lebanon^[4].
• Baalbek's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Baalbek's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Baalbek's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[7].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Qom^[8].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bari^[9].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as L'Aquila^[10].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yogyakarta^[11].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Isfahan^[12].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bergama^[13].
• Baalbek's Commons category is recorded as Baalbek^[14].
• Baalbek's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 34.006111111111, 'longitude': 36.208611111111}^[15].
• Baalbek's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 34.015363, 'longitude': 36.200556}^[16].
• Baalbek's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Baalbek^[17].
• Baalbek's Commons gallery is recorded as Baalbek^[18].
• Baalbek has a population of {'amount': '+24000'}^[19].
• Baalbek has a population of {'amount': '+81052'}^[20].
• Baalbek has a population of {'amount': '+82608'}^[21].
• Baalbek's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[22].
• Baalbek's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[23].
• Baalbek's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[24].
• Baalbek's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Baalbek's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[26].
• Baalbek's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[27].

Body

Geography

Baalbek is in the country of Lebanon^[4]. Baalbek is located in Baalbek District^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Baalbek covers an area of {'amount': '+37.420'}^[28]. Baalbek sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1170'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+24000'}^[19], {'amount': '+81052'}^[20], and {'amount': '+82608'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5], archaeological site^[6], and ancient city^[7]. Baalbek's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[30].

Why It Matters

Baalbek ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,839 views/month).^[2] Baalbek has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Baalbek is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]