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Baalbek
Baalbek (/ ˈ b ɑː l b ɛ k, ˈ b eɪ ə l b ɛ k /; Arabic: بَعْلَبَكّ, romanized: Baʿlabakk, SyriacAramaic: ܒܰܥܠܰܒܰܟ) is a city loed east of the Litani River in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, about 67 km (42 mi) northeast of is the capital of BaalbekHermel Governorate. In Greek and Roman times Baalbek was also known as Heliopolis (Ἡλιούπολις, Greek for ...