ancient ruins
Baalbek
Home to some of the largest and best-preserved Roman temple ruins in the world, including the colossal Temple of Jupiter with its iconic six standing columns.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Aarsâl
Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon · Asia
About Aarsâl
Aarsâl is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Chaat, 35km from Cedars of God.
Aarsâl is in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, with about 50,000 people. The nearest town is Chaat, about 18 km away.
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What is there to see near Aarsâl?
Within an hour or so of Aarsâl: Baalbek (28 km), Cedars of God (35 km), Qadisha Valley (Holy Valley) (44 km), Baatara Gorge Waterfall (51 km).
Where is Aarsâl?
Aarsâl is in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, about 18 km from Chaat.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 50,000
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Lebanon
- Region
- Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
- Timezone
- Asia/Beirut
- Coordinates
- 34.1794, 36.4208
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Worth the detour from Aarsâl
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Cedars of God
A UNESCO grove of the ancient Lebanon cedars that once covered Mount Lebanon, some trees over 1,000 years old and symbols of the nation.
35 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Qadisha Valley (Holy Valley)
A UNESCO deep gorge that sheltered persecuted Christian monastic communities for centuries, with ancient cave monasteries clinging to sheer cliff walls.
44 km · about 50 min drive
waterfall
Baatara Gorge Waterfall
A meltwater cascade drops roughly 90m past three stacked natural limestone bridges into a 240m chasm near Tannourine. The bridges are the reason to come, and the falls only run in spring.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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