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.
- Lebanon 1967. Air Post. Ruins of Anjar.
- Lebanon 1966. Ruins of Anjar.
Anjar (1984)
Lebanon
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The city of Anjar was founded by Caliph Walid I at the beginning of the 8th
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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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Sources and links:
Other World Cultural Heritage Properties in Lebanon (on this web site). For more information about the individual properties, please refer to the UNESCO-listing, Lebanon-section.
Revised 21 jul 2006 |
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