Râs Baalbek
in Mohafazat Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon
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Damascus International Airport (59 mi) -
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (61 mi) - Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (83 mi)
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Kiryat Shmona Airport (86 mi) - Ben Ya'akov Airport (101 mi)
- Palmyra Airport (110 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (128 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (132 mi)
- Baalbek (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Byblos (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 120 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 129 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 135 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 34.259 and 36.419 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 34° 15' 31" and E 36° 25' 9"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - LBP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, French, English, Armenian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:36 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:43 am and 7:18 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Lebanon.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Lebanon. Last Update: 2024-05-01 08:01:32
Delve into Râs Baalbek
Râs Baalbek in Mohafazat Baalbek-Hermel is located in Lebanon about 59 mi (or 95 km) north-east of Beirut, the country's capital town.
Current time in Râs Baalbek is now 06:36 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Beirut with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Râs Baalbek, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Damascus International Airport in Syria in a distance of 59 mi (or 95 km). The closest airport in Lebanon is Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport in a distance of 61 mi (or 95 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Lebanon is Baalbek in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), South-West.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: El Hermel, Al Qusayr, Baalbek, Hisya and Yabrud. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 52% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 12% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
26°C (78 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, few clouds.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
26°C (79 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Sky is clear, strong breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
26°C (78 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Few clouds, fresh breeze.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Rafting with Adventures in Lebanon.wmv
White-Water River Adventure in Lebanon.
Rafting- Blue Carrot Adventures
One Drop for Peace ODP ENPI 2013 323 957 Project Baseline situation Dec 2014
Construction project of irrigation canals in Qaa village (lebanese-syrian border), located in a considered as a desert region, affected by the Syrian war. Since the influx of Syrian refugees...
Fakiha1
Fakiha Baalbeck Lebanon.
Torrent ras-baalbeck 07/05/2014
GVC UNICEF water & sanitation (LEBA/2013/33) short © Ferran Quevedo
Provision of improved access to safe water and sanitation facilities to under-served Syrian and Lebanese families hosted in the Bekaa Valley” Produced by Ferran Quevedo / www.humanamedia.org...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Fakiha
Fakiha2. jpg \t\t\t fakiha \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tFakiha1. jpg \t\t\t fakiha \t\t\t \t\t Bearing a name appropriate to the usage of a significant amount of its land, the village of Al-Fakiha (literally "fruits") lies in the North-East section of the Bekaa Valley Governorate in Lebanon. The village itself is separated into three neighborhoods: Jdaydi, Zaytoun and Fakiha, the grouping adopting the name of the third one.
Jdeide
Jdeide, also spelled Al Judaideh, or the New Fakehe, is a little village located in the northern part of the Baalbek District of Lebanon, on the main road between the city of Baalbek and the city of Hermil. the population of Jdeide originates mainly from the nearby village of Fakeha which is located about one km of road in a valley of the mountain range of anti-Lebanon.
These districts belong to Râs Baalbek.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Râs Baalbek.
- Hai ej Jameaa
- Al Farkuhiyah
- Al Harah ash Gharbiyah
- Hayy Bayn as Sikkatayn
- Ramzun
- Hayy al Mal`ab
- Al Harah ash Shamaliyah
- Hayy Masakin al Mu`allimin
- Wadi Farah
- Zawrat al Mashadd
- Ad Dahiyah al `Ummaliyah
- Hayy al Mi`sarah
- Aradi Jurnajiq
- Ard at Tinah
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Râs Baalbek.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ra’s Ba‘labakk, Râs Baalbek
