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Anjar

Lebanon
Date of Inscription: 1984
Criteria: (iii)(iv)
District of Zahle, Beqaa Governorate
N33 43 32.988 E35 55 46.992
Ref: 293

Brief Description

The city of Anjar was founded by Caliph Walid I at the beginning of the 8th century. The ruins reveal a very regular layout, reminiscent of the palace-cities of ancient times, and are a unique testimony to city planning under the Umayyads.

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