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Baalbek
Baalbek
, properly
Baʿalbek
and also known as
Balbec
,
Baalbec
or
Baalbeck
, is a town in the
Anti-Lebanon foothills
east of the
Litani River
in
Lebanon
's
Beqaa Valley
, about northeast of
Beirut
and about north of
Damascus
. It has a population of approximately 82,608, mostly
Shia Muslims
, followed by
Sunni Muslims
and a minority of Christians. It is reckoned a stronghold of the
Hezbollah
movement. It is home to the annual
Baalbeck International Festival
.
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