 ANJAR
58 kilometres from Beirut
Unlike other historical sites in Lebanon,
Anjar portrays exclusively the
Umayyad
period. Therefore, it is relatively a new comer
since other Lebanese sites were founded millennia
ago. Walid the first son of Umayyad Caliph Abd
El Malak Ibn Marwan, was believed to have built
the city between 705 and 715 AD. Among the main
attractions of Anjar are: The Great Palace, The
Little Palace, The Public Bath.
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