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Tuesday 28 October 2014

Tourist attractions in Lebanon Part3

Baalbek archaeological site 






The Baalbek Sami Old compound name, derived from the Syriac "Baal parts", and the Bekaa is actually easy chains between the western and eastern Lebanon Mountains and located where the city of Baalbek. Romans "Heliopolis" has called any city of the sun. In this label, referring to the city that was formerly dedicated to the worship of the sun. It was, had gained this name after the opening of Alexander has kept the Arabs who opened the country to the old High name with some distortion: Baalbek Baalbek .... and after the fall
85 Kelmcherq capital, Beirut, in the Bekaa Valley and was Baalbek, a major station on the crossroads of a number of old ways of convoys that were hit the Mediterranean coast of mainland Shami and North Syrian northern Palestine and may Astphadat Baalbek throughout history from its urged Heights has become an important Tejaria station and a pilgrimage site religiously prominent
And the archaeological site of Baalbek Ali Alaadiad elements including Baalbek, which differs Aloman about who built it contains is said to date back to the era of Solomon. The first of what is known of the true history of seizure by the time of Julius Caesar in the mid-first century BC. In August days when Garrison Roman Kmachir inscriptions on the stone door a structures and an rotated castle about 5 km and is one of the seven wonders as the religious complex of Baalbek consists of three main edifices are: Temple "Jupiter" the Great, which was composed of four main sections she
Portico submitted, and was a Alamaira entrance, followed by the gun lobby, the big Valbho Valhichael.
Baalbek, the six columns of images among the most entrenched in the mind, which has a height of 22 meters to give an idea of ​​the structure, which was a part of the outer Star_disabled small temple attributed to the "Bacchus". It is adjacent to the large structure, characterized by inscriptions and decorations. The rise on the bench with a height of five meters and climb him tray consists of thirty-three degrees. It was dedicated to the establishment of religious rituals and the temple round attributed to "Venus." It is to the south-east of the castle, no instance of design in all parts of the Roman world. It is dedicated to honor the gods. Was converted to the Byzantine era Church of Santa "Barbara" name. And close to it the last remnants of the structure dates back to the beginnings of the first century AD and there Kmalk remains of the temple was the fourth major Sheikh Aballah over the hill to the south of Baalbek .... As for the spring and Ras al-Ain is located in the south-east of the city of Troy, along with water "Well Alljoj" famous Baalbek and orchards since ancient times ... and either the effects of the traces are from Romania and Islamic eras on aspects. Including the remains of a Roman small shrine and some Madamik that formed part of the equipment that was set up to adjust the water exits the close of the spring ruins of the mosque from the Mamluk era was built in 1277 AD, and called the head of Imam Hussein bin Ali Mosque and either dome Durres
They are located in Durres, located in the village of Baalbek, and where there is the tomb dating back to the Ayyubid period and had a dome over the eight columns of red granite topped .The once known today as the "Dome of Durres." Was built in the third century AD Roman architectural elements, over the grave of one of the flags of those days. It was once a great cemetery origins date back to the Roman era ..... and either the Grand Mosque is located at the entrance to the castle on the east side, was built of granite columns and stone temples Romania. Its construction dates back to the Umayyad era in the late seventeenth century or in the early eighth century AD. And consists of a square surrounded by a lobby gallery and Itusthhod water was once Mqubba. It consists of the prayer hall of the three rows of columns and ...... As for the dome Amjad They are located on the "Sheikh Abdullah" a hill overlooking the city of Baalbek in the south, which is composed of a small mosque and angle, and the tomb of Sheikh "Abdullah Alaui" who know the name of the hill. This dome has been erected in the days of "King Amjad Shah Bahram" grandson "Saladin", which the Crown Baalbek Pim years 1182 and 1230 AD, and was built from the stones of the structure of "Mercury" near the camp .... and there Kmalk Romania gate located in the north-west of Baalbek and Castle is a large fortified gate and are the remnants
Fortifications that were surrounding the city in the Roman age and located them Palmqrbh Dome monkeys
And the domed mausoleum consists of two rooms, was built in 1409 in time for the birth of King Sultan al-Nasir Faraj to be the burial place of the deputies of the Sultanate in the city of Baalbek and ...... As for the rest of the Romanian public facilities are located south of Baalbek in the camp known grove Khan and some of the excavations that revealed archaeological remains have been conducted back Alybed Romanian civilian facilities. Among these are the remains that have been renovating some of them, bathrooms and building another thought that he was a dedicated public Allajtmaat at that time and may have seen .............. Baalbek after the Arab conquest in 636 AD many modulations including conversion structures to Castle ........ and there are several Kmalk Baalbek festivals and return back to start art festivals in Baalbek to tens of years history. In 1922, consisted of a small group of Lebanese and Frensienkan General Gouraud one of its members, revived in the castle of poetry concert. Then play "distant past" within the potential primitive technology.
Over the years, the capabilities and personalities and institutions that have contributed to the success of the project so that became available, "Baalbek" occupies a name among the world's greatest festivals.
In 1956 was appointed an executive committee at the Palace of the President and support him. Since that date, and presidents are, respectively, the heads of the Honorary Committee festivals, festivals and gave moral assistance in all fields. To complement the Baalbek International Drihaalhoudara and humanitarian.

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