Ras Baalbek
Ras Baalbek is a village in the northern Beqaa Valley in Lebanon.
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Key facts
• Official Name — Ras Baalbek • Native Name — رأس بعلبك • Settlement Type — Village • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Lebanon • Subdivision Type1 — Governorate • Subdivision Name1 — Baalbek-Hermel • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Baalbek • Unit Pref — Imperial • Elevation M — 1000 • Population Total — 6000 • Population As Of — 2015
History
History
Ras Baalbek is 500 metres west of a Neolithic rock shelter called Ras Baalbek I. To the east there are ruins that are alleged to be the remains of a Roman aqueduct. Inhabitants of the village have confirmed it was once called "Connaya," suggesting a link to the ancient settlement of Conna, mentioned in the work of Antonius. Notable features include the monastery of "Our Lady of Ras Baalbek" (Deir Saidat ar-Ras) and two Byzantine churches. One church is in the centre of the village and the other lies by the Roman aqueduct. In 1838, Eli Smith noted Ras Baalbek's population as being predominantly Catholic Christian.
Demographics
Demographics
Around 6,000 people live in Ras Baalbek. The population is entirely Christian, mainly Greek Catholic, having switched from Greek Orthodoxy in 1721.
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- 1.Cited in the source article.
- 2.Michel M. Alouf. History of Baalbek. Book Tree. 45–. July 1999. 978-1-58509-063-1.
- 3.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 144
- 4.Hachette. The Middle East: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. 212. 1966.
- 5.Ras Baalbek’s Christians take up arms. The Daily Star. 24 Sep 2014.
- 6.Our Lady of Ras Baalbek.
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