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Explore Saaide in Lebanon

Saaide in the region of Baalbek-Hermel is a town in Lebanon - some 35 mi or ( 56 km ) East of Beirut , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Saaide

Current time in Saaide is now 08:21 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Beirut " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Damascus, Amman, Ouadi el Assouad, and Tripoli. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nicosia . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Saaide ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Baalbeck Lebanon

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Temples of Baalbeck Lebanon. Heliopolis-city of the sun ..

Deir El-Ahmar nadi al nawadi (part 13)

8:20 min by ziad El-khouri
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that was in 1987 ..


Baalbek3

1:46 min by mikekallas2
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The Baalbek platform from the orchard behind the temple complex. Biggest stones ever used by man in construction ..

Libanon: Baalbek

6:53 min by Lars Hoffmann
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In der Ausgrabungsstätte von Baalbek hat man den größten römischen Einzeltempel gefunden. Im Jupitertempel wurden drei der vier größten je verbauten Steine weltweit gefunden. Klar, dass das Ruinengelä ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Iaat

Iaat is a town and municiplality located in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon mostly famous for its Corinthian column. The column stands at 251 meters (59.1 feet) it is installed on a 4 step base. The location of the Pillar is 4 miles (6 km) northwest of the Baalbek ruins, between the towns of Baalbek and Chlifa.

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Located at 34.07 36.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Ancient Roman architecture, Archaeological sites in Lebanon, Beqaa Valley, Monuments and memorials in Lebanon, Roman archaeology

Douris, Lebanon

Douris is a village located approximately 3 km . southwest of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. It is the site of a necropolis from the late Roman Imperial period that is currently undergoing archaeological investigation. Another archaeological site which is not on the tell near the village exists 1 km southwest of Douris at the north of a vineyard that can be reached via a track from the road to Baalbek.

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Located at 33.98 36.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Lebanon, Baalbek District, Fertile Crescent, Heavy Neolithic sites, Neolithic settlements, Populated places in the Beqaa Governorate, Shepherd Neolithic sites

Wavel

Wavel is a Palestinian refugee camp near the city of Baalbeck in Lebanon. It was originally French army barracks, but in 1948 refugees from the Palestine war found shelter there. In 1952, UNRWA took over responsibility for providing services in the camp. As of 2003, there are 7,553 registered refugees in the camp. In 2009 there were approximately 3000 refugees within the camp and a similar number living outside the camp.

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Located at 34.00 36.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, Populated places established in 1948

Stone of the Pregnant Woman

The Stone of the Pregnant Woman or Stone of the South is a Roman monolith in Baalbek (ancient Heliopolis), Lebanon. Together with another ancient stone block nearby, it is among the largest monoliths ever quarried by men. The two building blocks were intended for the close-by Roman temple complex − possibly as an addition to the so-called trilith − which was characterized by a monolithic gigantism unparalled in antiquity.

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Located at 34.00 36.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Ancient Roman architecture, Monoliths, Roman sites in Lebanon, Tourism in Lebanon, Visitor attractions in Lebanon

Baalbek District

Baalbek District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon, having Baalbek as its capital. It is by far the largest district in the country comprising a total of 2319 km2. Major towns of the district are Hallanieh, Tamnine, shmestar, Douris, Jdeide, and Kasarnaba.

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Located at 34.01 36.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Baalbek District, Districts of Lebanon