Archaeological Sites in Lebanon

Ain Hirsha Roman Temple

A 2nd-century AD Roman temple near Mount Hermon in Lebanon's Rashaya District, dated by a Greek inscription to 114-115 AD. Built of limestone and oriented eastward, it features a…

Baalbek

Baalbek was called Heliopolis during the Roman Empire, a latinisation of the Greek Hēlioúpolis used during the Hellenistic period, meaning "Sun City" in reference to the solar…

Bziza Roman Temple

The Roman temple of Bziza is a well-preserved first century AD building dedicated to Azizos, a personification of the morning star in ancient Arab polytheism. The tetrastyle…

Deir el kalaa

Deir el Kalaa ("Monastery of the Fortress") is a multi-period archaeological site in Beit Mery, Lebanon. Inscriptions referencing emperors Trajan, Hadrian, and Septimius Severus…

Faqra

A major Roman archaeological complex at 1,500 meters elevation in Mount Lebanon near Kfardebian, featuring temples, altars, and rock-cut tombs. Key structures include the Tower of…

Hosn Niha Roman Temple

Hosn Niha is an archaeological site in Lebanon composed of some temples and buildings in the outskirts of the village of Niha. The Hosn Niha site was discovered near the Beqaa…

Mar Gerges Blue Yanouh

The Sanctuary of Yanouh in Lebanon's Byblos District sits at 1,136 meters elevation along the ancient Roman road from Byblos to Baalbek. Its history dates to the 3rd millennium…

Niha, Zahlé

Niha is a village in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, home to four Roman temples built between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD. The lower two temples, dedicated to the god Hadaranes and…

Qasr Chbib

Qasr Chbib is a complex of two Roman temples situated a few hundred meters from the summit of Mount Hermon. Both of the sanctuaries have northern walls that were carved out of…

Qasr Naous Roman Temples

Qasr Naous is a complex of two Roman temples situated on a hilltop at approximately 600 metres above sea level in Ain Aakrine, northern Lebanon. The eastern temple retains its…

Resheph (Obelisk) Temple

The Temple of the Obelisks is a Bronze Age temple complex at Byblos, Lebanon.

Sfireh Roman Temple

The Sfireh temple complex, located about 35 km from Tripoli at 1,100 meters elevation, is one of the largest Roman temple ruins in Lebanon. Built during the reign of Emperor…

Temple of Atargatis

One of the principal temples of the ancient city of Dura-Europos in eastern Syria, dedicated to Atargatis, ancient Syria's greatest goddess. Dating from approximately AD 100 to…

Temple of Eshmun

The Temple of Eshmun is an ancient place of worship dedicated to Eshmun, the Phoenician god of healing. It is located near the Awali river, 2 kilometres northeast of Sidon in…

Bakka Roman Temple

A 2nd-century AD Roman temple in the village of Bakka in the Rashaya District of Lebanon's Beqaa Governorate, part of the Temples of Mount Hermon group. George Taylor classified…

Hammarah Temple

The Hammarah Temple is a Roman religious complex in Lebanon, originally built in the 1st–4th centuries AD as a square shrine dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple featured an…

Hebbariyeh Roman Temple

The Hebbariyeh Roman Temple is a structure in the Hasbaya District of Lebanon's Nabatieh Governorate, on the southwestern slopes of Mount Hermon. It is classified as an antae…

Roman Temple-Deir El Aachaiyer

The Roman Temple-Deir El Aachaiyer is a Graeco-Roman temple complex located in Lebanon. The temple features massive foundations extending approximately 30 metres (98.4 feet) in…

Roman Temple Qsarnaba

Temple of Bacchus

The Temple of Bacchus is part of the Baalbek archaeological site, in Beqaa Valley region of Lebanon. The temple complex is considered an outstanding archaeological and artistic…

Royal Necropolis of Byblos

The royal necropolis of Byblos is a group of nine Bronze Age underground shaft and chamber tombs housing the sarcophagi of several kings of the city. On 16 February 1922, heavy…

Tyre World Heritage Site - Necropolis

The al-Bass necropolis is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in ancient Tyre, serving as the principal entrance to the city in antiquity. The site spans a wide Roman and Byzantine…

Thermes Romains en Ruine-Roman Baths

The Roman Baths of Beirut date to the Roman imperial period when Berytus had four major bath complexes. Located in downtown Beirut between Banks Street and Capuchin Street, the…

Ancient Byblos

(8800 BC–present) One of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, Byblos was first settled between 8800–7000 BC and has been continuously inhabited since 5000 BC.…

Haidara - Temple of Sun

Roman-era monument carved into a steep limestone cliff in Qab Elias overlooking the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, measuring 13 metres wide and 10 metres high. Archaeologists suggest a…

Baalbek Stones

The Baalbek Stones are six massive Roman worked stone blocks in Baalbek characterised by a megalithic gigantism unparalleled in antiquity. The smaller three are part of a podium…

Roman Temple Temnin

A Roman-era nymphaeum in Temnin el-Foka, located 28 km southwest of Baalbek in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley at 1,100 m elevation. The arched watercourse is built of large stones,…