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Exploring Baalbek, Lebanon
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Exploring Baalbek, Lebanon

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Justin • 3 Comments

Baalbek has long enjoyed a reputation as home to some of the finest Roman ruins anywhere in the world. However, even without the Roman ruins, it would still be an interesting town… To reach Baalbek, one passes through the hot, dry Bekaa, not so much a valley as a high-altitude plain, with its Hezbollah flags … Continue reading →

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