Unlike other historical sites in Lebanon, Anjar portrays exclusively
the
Umayyad period. Therefore, it is
relatively a new comer since other Lebanese sites
were founded millennia ago. Walid the first son of
Umayyad Caliph Abd El Malak Ibn Marwan, was believed
to have built the city between 705 and 715 AD. Among
the main attractions of Anjar are: The Great Palace,
The Little Palace, The Public Bath.
ANJAR
58 kilometres from Beirut
