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Multi-periodSite Name: Majdel Aanjar TempelCountry: Lebanon Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Hansh Mousa Nearest Village: Majdel Aanjar
Latitude: 33.654348N Longitude: 35.923246E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Ancient Temple in Lebanon
1st Century CE Greco/Roman Style Tempel in near North South orientation measuring about 40 Meters by 20 Meters. The remaining walls are nearly 10 meters tall. The columns are all gone. The deity this was dedicated to is not known.
It was converted to an arabic fortress in the 6th or 7th Century CE.
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