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Touring El Qasr in Lebanon
El Qasr in the region of Baalbek-Hermel is located in Lebanon - some 68 mi or ( 109 km ) North-East of Beirut , the country's capital city .
Time in El Qasr is now 06:21 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Beirut " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Wadi Hanna, Fadli, Damascus, and Batish. Being here already, consider visiting Nicosia . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for El Qasr ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Battle of Kadesh
The Battle of Kadesh (also Qadesh) took place between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River, in what is now the Syrian Arab Republic. The battle is generally dated to 1274 BC, and is the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known. It was probably the largest chariot battle ever fought, involving perhaps 5,000–6,000 chariots.
Located at 34.56 36.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Hermel District
The Hermel District is a district in the Beqaa Governorate of Lebanon. Population estimated at 39,000 The capital of the Hermel District is Hermel.
Located at 34.39 36.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Laodicea ad Libanum
Laodicea ad Libanum (Laodicea of Lebanon) – Greek: Λαοδικεια η προς Λίβανου), also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia; also Cabrosa, Scabrosa and Cabiosa Laodiceia – was an ancient Hellenistic city on the Orontes in Coele-Syria, the remains of which are found approximately 25 km southwest of Homs, Syria. The city is mentioned by Strabo (xvi. p. 755) as the commencement of the Marsyas Campus, which extended along the west side of the Orontes, near its source.
Located at 34.56 36.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Kadesh
For other uses see Qadesh Kadesh was an ancient city of the Levant, located on or near the headwaters or ford of the Orontes River. It is surmised by Kenneth Kitchen to be the ruins at Tell Nebi Mend, about 24 kilometers southwest of Homs near Al Qusayr in what is now western Syria but is located in the text of the inscriptions at the Battle of Kadesh as near Tunip in the land of the Amurru.
Located at 34.56 36.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Riblah
The ancient town of Riblah (meaning "fruitful"), was located on the northern frontier of Israel, 35 miles north-east of Baalbec, and 10 or 12 south of Lake Homs, on the eastern bank of the Orontes, in a wide and fertile plain. It was here that Nebuchadnezzar had his headquarters, in his campaign against Jerusalem, and here also that Necho fixed his camp after he had routed Josiah's army at Megiddo, and that Zedekiah's sons were killed before him .
Located at 34.43 36.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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