Kategorie

Cultural

Land

Lebanon

Einschreibungsjahr

1984

Kriterien

(iii)(iv)

UNESCO-ID

293

Beschreibung

The city of Anjar was founded by Caliph Walid I at the beginning of the 8th century. 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.