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title: Faqra, Lebanon [Site 2]
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13438/faqra-lebanon-site-2/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Faqra, Lebanon [Site 2]

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Faqra, Lebanon [Site 2]](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13438.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13438.jpg)

## Image Caption

The archaeological site of Faqra in Lebanon, located in the Nahr El-Kalb valley region in the north of Beirut. The site is dominated by a huge 15 m. sq. tower, which originally had a third storey and a [pyramid](https://www.worldhistory.org/pyramid/)-shaped roof, as well as a small collonaded altar.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, February 15). Faqra, Lebanon \[Site 2\]. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13438/faqra-lebanon-site-2/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Faqra, Lebanon \[Site 2\]." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 15, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13438/faqra-lebanon-site-2/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Faqra, Lebanon \[Site 2\]." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Feb 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13438/faqra-lebanon-site-2/>.

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