Baalbek, Lebanon

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite Baalbek Ruins
gptkbp:areaCode +961 8
gptkbp:capital yes
gptkbp:climate gptkb:Mediterranean
gptkbp:coordinates 34.0058°N 36.2031°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Lebanon
gptkbp:distanceFromBeirut about 85 km northeast
gptkbp:economy agriculture
tourism
trade
gptkbp:elevation 1,170 m
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Temple_of_Bacchus
Temple of Jupiter
ruins
gptkbp:founded ancient times (Phoenician era)
gptkbp:heritageStatus gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Heliopolis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baalbek, Lebanon
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Baalbek_District
gptkb:Beqaa_Governorate
gptkbp:mayor Fouad Blouk
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Great_Court
gptkb:Hexagonal_Forecourt
gptkb:Propylaea
gptkb:Stone_of_the_Pregnant_Woman
gptkb:Temple_of_Venus
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Baalbek_International_Festival
gptkbp:notableFeature massive stone blocks
largest Roman temple ruins in Lebanon
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Ali_Fayyad
gptkb:Ali_Hussein_Nassif
gptkb:Abbas_al-Musawi
gptkbp:population approximately 82,608 (2016)
gptkbp:postalCode 1800
gptkbp:region gptkb:Beqaa_Valley
gptkbp:religion predominantly Shia Muslim
Christian minority
Sunni Muslim minority
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:EET
gptkbp:timezoneDST gptkb:EEST
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Gaziantep,_Turkey
gptkb:Bam,_Iran
gptkb:Pompei,_Italy
gptkb:Yalta,_Ukraine
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1984
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sheikh_Baha'i
gptkb:City_of_Moreland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6