Baalbek

Summary

Baalbek is a city^[1]. Baalbek ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (810 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Baalbek is located in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate^[3].
• Baalbek is located in Baalbek District^[4].
• Baalbek is in the country of Lebanon^[5].
• Baalbek's image is recorded as Temple of Bacchus.jpg^[6].
• Baalbek's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Baalbek's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[8].
• Baalbek's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[9].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Qom^[10].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bari^[11].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as L'Aquila^[12].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yogyakarta^[13].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Isfahan^[14].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bergama^[15].
• Baalbek's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133623732^[16].
• Baalbek's GND ID is recorded as 4086176-4^[17].
• Baalbek's locator map image is recorded as Lebanon adm location map.svg^[18].
• Baalbek's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81069046^[19].
• Baalbek's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 120421528^[20].
• Baalbek's IdRef ID is recorded as 028623606^[21].
• Baalbek's Commons category is recorded as Baalbek^[22].
• Baalbek's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 3095790^[23].
• Baalbek's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern European Time^[24].
• Baalbek's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Baalbek.ogg^[25].
• +1000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Baalbek^[26].
• Baalbek's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.006111111111, 'lon': 36.208611111111}^[27].

Body

Geography

Baalbek is in the country of Lebanon^[5]. Located in include Baalbek-Hermel Governorate^[3], a governorate of Lebanon^[28], in Lebanon^[29], founded in 2003^[30] and Baalbek District^[4], a district of Lebanon^[31], in Lebanon^[32].

Physical Characteristics

Baalbek's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37.420'}^[33]. Baalbek's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1170'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+81052'}^[35] and {'amount': '+82608'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7], archaeological site^[8], and ancient city^[9]. Baalbek's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[37].

History and Context

+1000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Baalbek^[26].

Why It Matters

Baalbek ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (810 views/month).^[2] Baalbek has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Baalbek is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]