Baalbek

American  

[bahl-bek, bey-uhl-, beyl-] / ˈbɑl bɛk, ˈbeɪ əl-, ˈbeɪl- /

noun

1. a town in E Lebanon: ruins of ancient city; Temple of the Sun. 16,000. Ancient Greek name, Heliopolis.

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Baalbek British  

/ ˈbɑːlbɛk /

noun

1. Ancient name: Heliopolis.  a town in E Lebanon: an important city in Phoenician and Roman times; extensive ruins. Pop: 150 000 (1998 est)

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Example Sentences

For over two millennia, the Roman temples at Baalbek in eastern Lebanon have stood as some of the finest examples of Roman architecture anywhere in the world.

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"Baalbek is the major Roman site in Lebanon. You couldn't replace it if someone bombed it," says Graham Philip, an archaeology professor at Durham University.

From BBC

But those targets are incredibly close to the Baalbek temples and Roman ruins in Tyre, a major port of the Phoenician Empire around 2,500 years ago.

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There is no evidence that the Roman sites in Tyre and Baalbek have been damaged by the Israeli strikes.

From BBC

She says there are no Hezbollah facilities at the Baalbek site: "No one knows what the excuse or the message behind the hit is."

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