Historic sites in Lebanon

Lebanon's Historic Treasures

Lebanon's landscape is marked by civilizations spanning millennia. This collection features the UNESCO-listed Roman complexes of Baalbeck and Tyre, alongside the ancient Phoenician port of Byblos. It includes significant Crusader-era fortifications like the Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles and Tibnin Castle, as well as the unique Stone of the Pregnant Woman, one of the largest monoliths ever quarried. These sites preserve Roman baths, massive temple ruins, and cliff-side fortresses.

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Byblos

Byblos, also known as Jebeil, Jbeil or Jubayl, is an ancient city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon.

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Baalbeck Ruins

This town was once one of the largest sanctuaries in the Roman empire and is now renowned for its wonderful temple ruins.

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Roman Baths

Well preserved ruins of Roman baths with interesting features. Take a couple of pictures and imagine what it looked like in better days.

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Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles

The Citadel of Tripoli is a 12th-century fortress in Tripoli, Lebanon.

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Stone of the Pregnant Woman

The Baalbek Stones are six massive Roman worked stone blocks in Baalbek, Lebanon, characterised by a megalithic gigantism unparallelled in…

Tyre

A UNESCO World Heritage site featuring extensive Roman and Byzantine remains. Key structures include one of the world's largest Roman hippodromes, a monumental triumphal arch, and a colonnaded road leading to the ancient harbor.

Tibnin Castle

Toron, now Tibnin or Tebnine in southern Lebanon, was a major Crusader castle, built in the Lebanon mountains on the road from Tyre to…

Fortress of Niha

The Fortress of Niha is an ancient fortress in Lebanon, which has been first mentioned in 975 AD.

Temple of Jupiter

The largest temple of the Baalbeck complex and the Roman world. It is distinguished by six surviving 22-meter-high Corinthian columns standing on a massive stone podium, showcasing the scale of imperial Roman architecture.