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Baalbek, Lebanon
Fast Facts
| Founded: |
CA. 7000 BCE |
Population: |
72,000 |
Time Zone: |
+2 |
| Latitude: |
34.00 N |
Longitude: |
036.211 E |
Altitude: |
3,448 ft |
| Average High: |
74.08 |
Average Low: |
50.42 |
Annual Precipitation: |
23.2 |
Baalbek, Lebanon, is the located in the Bekaa valley in the Lebanese mountains, about 53 miles (85 km ) northeast of Beirut, Lebanon. The area has been settled for over 9,000 years. After Alexander the Great conquered the Near East in 334 BCE, the existing settlement was named Heliopolis. Beginning during the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus, in the last quarter of the 1st century BCE, and over a two centuries (reign of Philip the Arab), the Romans built a temple complex in Baalbek consisting of three temples: Jupiter, Bacchus and Venus. The Roman temples were built on top of earlier ruins that formed a raised plaza. The plaza was built from twenty-four monoliths, the largest weighing over 800 tons.[3] The Romans built a fourth temple dedicated to Mercury on a nearby hill. Today Baalbek is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city’s population is approximately 72,000 and it hosts the annual Baalbeck International Festival.[1][2]
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◊ History of Baalbek, Lebanon
◊ History of Lebanon
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◊ Historic Weather Events for Lebanon
History of Baalbek, Lebanon
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History of Lebanon
Ancient times
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1500 - 1700
1700 - 1899
1900 - 2007
- 1902, January 30: Japan signs the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. The alliance was renewed and extended in scope in 1905 and 1911, before its demise in 1921. It was officially terminated in 1923.
- 1914 - 1920 The First World War. [More Information]
- Allied (Entente) Powers
France, British Empire, Russia (1914–17), Italy (1915–18), United States (1917–18), Romania (1916–18), Japan, Serbia, Belgium, Greece (1917–18) and others
- Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria (1915–18)
- 1914, October 17 - November 7: The Siege of Tsingtao.
- 1917, April 6: The US declares war on Germany.
- 1918, March 3: Russia and Germany sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk.
- 1918, November 11: Armistice Day. At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Germany signs an armistice with the Allies. The war is officially over. More than 8.5 million have been killed and over twice as many wounded from across the globe. New technology has been created, America has risen to prominence as an economic power and new countries are forming in Europe and the Middle East.
- 1939 - 1945 World War II. [More Information]
- Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria) versus Allies (U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia).
- 1939: Germany invades Poland.
- 1941, December 7: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.
- 1945, April 12: President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies at Warm Springs, Georgia.
- 1945, May 8: Victory in Europe, V-E Day.
- 1945, September 2: Victory over Japan, V-J Day Japanese sign surrender terms aboard battleship Missouri (BB-63).
- 1945; The United Nations develops a plan for a trusteeship administration of the Korean Peninsula. The Soviet Union administering the peninsula north of the 38th parallel and the United States administering the south.
- 1950 - 1953; The Korean War is fought in Korea.
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Baalbek, Lebanon Weather Information
Monthly average highs and low temperatures and the average amount of precipitation for Baalbek, Lebanon.
Data from World Weather On-line - Lebanon > Beqaa > Baalbek.
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
Avg. High |
53 ° |
55 ° |
61 ° |
70 ° |
81 ° |
89 ° |
93 ° |
93 ° |
89 ° |
80 ° |
67 ° |
58 ° |
74.08 ° |
Avg. Low |
36 ° |
37 ° |
41 ° |
48 ° |
54 ° |
60 ° |
65 ° |
56 ° |
61 ° |
54 ° |
45 ° |
39 ° |
50.42 ° |
Mean |
44.5 ° |
46 ° |
51 ° |
59 ° |
67.5 ° |
74.5 ° |
78 ° |
79 ° |
75 ° |
67 ° |
56 ° |
48.5 ° |
62.62 ° |
Avg. Precip. |
5 in |
4.9 in |
3 in |
1.3 in |
0.3 in |
0 in |
0 in |
0 in |
0.5 in |
1.1 in |
2.9 in |
4.2 in |
23.2 in |
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Historical Weather data
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Lebanon Notable Severe Weather Events
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