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Lebanese town

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Place details

Locality
عنجر
Region
محافظة البقاع
Country
لبنان
Population
2,400
Timezone
Asia/Beirut

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Key facts

Country
Lebanon
Governorate
Beqaa Governorate
District
Zahle District
Time zone
UTC+2 ( EET )
Summer dst
+3
Official name
Anjar
Type
Cultural
Criteria
iii, iv
Designated
1984 (8th session )
Region
Arab States

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Wikidata facts

Official name
عنجر
Population
2400
Area
20
Elevation
950
Official website
www.mousaleranjar.com
Image
Anjar, Lebanon, Ancient ruins of the city of Anjar.jpg
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Anjar
native label
عنجر
time of earliest written record
0701-00-00
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Anjar (meaning "unresolved or running river"; Arabic: عنجر / ALA-LC: ‘Anjar), also known as Hawsh Mousa (Arabic: حوش موسى / Ḥawsh Mūsá), is a town of Lebanon, near the Syrian border, located in the Bekaa Valley. The population is 2,400, consisting almost entirely of Armenians. The total area is about twenty square kilometers (7.7 square miles). Since 1984, the ruins of the Umayyad settlement of Anjar have been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

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