Baalbek

[ bahl-bek, bey-uhl-, beyl- ]

/ ˈbɑl bɛk, ˈbeɪ əl-, ˈbeɪl- /

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noun

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

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How to use Baalbek in a sentence

For the most part, residents of Ras Baalbek say they feel secure.
Lebanese Christians Gun Up Against ISIS|Susannah George|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ras Baalbek is just one of a handful of Christian villages in the northern Bekaa Valley not far from the Syrian border.
Lebanese Christians Gun Up Against ISIS|Susannah George|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were Nature's enormous mockery of the most ambitious architecture of man, the pyramids of Egypt and the platform of Baalbek.
Overland|John William De Forest
West of Baalbek one of these pillars is to be seen, called the pillar of the maidens, and there is another not far from Acre.
Palestine|Claude Reignier Conder

Furthermore, how can we interest ourselves in his fiction of history concerning Baalbek?
The Book of Khalid|Ameen Rihani
Our forces pushed on northwards, meeting with little or no opposition, and occupying Baalbek, Tripolis and Homs.
With the British Army in The Holy Land|Henry Osmond Lock
And one day, when we were pumping out the water he asked me if I thought this was easier than rolling our roofs in Baalbek.
The Book of Khalid|Ameen Rihani

British Dictionary definitions for Baalbek

Baalbek

/ (ˈbɑːlbɛk) /

noun

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

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