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Baalbek
Baalbek-Hermel Governorate · Lebanon
City population
30,916
#12
in Lebanon
#2
in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
#17,551
worldwide
34.006, 36.218 · 67 km from Beirut
About Baalbek
Baalbek is a city in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon with a population of 30,916. It is the 12th largest of the 17 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Lebanon, and the 17,551st largest worldwide. It lies 67 km from Beirut.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
Rank in region
#2of 4
Elevation
1,183 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Beirut
Coordinates
34.006, 36.218
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 17 in LebanonClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.