Qalaat Faqra

Qalaat Faqra
	location in Lebanon
Coordinates	34.001667°N 35.805°E
History
Builder	Romans
Site notes
Condition	destroyed

Qalaat Faqra is an archaeological site in Kfardebian, Lebanon, with Roman and Byzantine ruins. Located on the slopes of Mount Sannine at an altitude of 1500 m, it is one of the most important sites of the UNESCO-listed Nahr al-Kalb valley.

Ruins include a temple to Zeus Beelgalasos, a sanctuary of Atargatis dedicated to Agrippa II and his sister Berenice, two altars, and a tower with a 16-metre square base built in 44 A.D.[1]

References

Kropp, Andreas J. M. (2013). Images and Monuments of Near Eastern Dynasts, 100 BC - AD 100. OUP Oxford. pp. 333–335. ISBN 9780199670727. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

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[1] Kropp, Andreas J. M. (2013). Images and Monuments of Near Eastern Dynasts, 100 BC - AD 100. OUP Oxford. pp. 333–335. ISBN 9780199670727. Retrieved 4 April 2018.