Baalbek

Summary

Baalbek is a city^[1]. Baalbek has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Baalbek's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[7].
• Baalbek's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[8].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Qom^[9].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bari^[10].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as L'Aquila^[11].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yogyakarta^[12].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Isfahan^[13].
• Baalbek's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bergama^[14].
• Baalbek's Commons category is recorded as Baalbek^[15].
• Baalbek's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern European Time^[16].
• 1000 marks the founding of Baalbek^[17].
• Baalbek's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.006111111111, 'lon': 36.208611111111}^[18].
• Baalbek's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Baalbek^[19].
• Baalbek's Commons gallery is recorded as Baalbek^[20].
• Baalbek has a population of {'amount': '+81052'}^[21].
• Baalbek has a population of {'amount': '+82608'}^[22].
• Baalbek's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[23].
• Baalbek's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[24].
• Baalbek's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[25].
• Baalbek's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Baalbek's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[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 covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37.420'}^[33]. Baalbek sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1170'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+81052'}^[21] and {'amount': '+82608'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], archaeological site^[7], and ancient city^[8]. Baalbek's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[35].

History and Context

1000 marks the founding of Baalbek^[17].

Why It Matters

Baalbek has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Baalbek is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]