Baalbek: facts

At a glance

• Country: Lebanon
• Region: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 30,916
• Coordinates: 34.0058° N, 36.2181° E
• Time zone: Asia/Beirut (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Pound (LBP)
• Distance to the capital, Beirut: 67 km (42 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY): 71 km (44 mi), straight line
• Damascus International Airport (DAM, Syria): 72 km (44 mi), straight line
• Latakia International Airport (LTK, Syria): 157 km (98 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Chmistar: 19 km (12 mi)
• Sirghaya, Syria: 22 km (14 mi)
• `Assal al Ward, Syria: 24 km (15 mi)
• Aarsal: 27 km (17 mi)
• Rankus, Syria: 32 km (20 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Duma, 51 km (32 mi)