The following are pictures taken in and around Anjar, the site of an old castle built by the khalifah Al-Walid more than a thousand years ago in the foot of the anti-Lebanon mountains in the Bekaa Valley. The influence of the Roman architecture, which is present all over the region, can be clearly seen in the ruined columns and temples.

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Section of the Anti-Lebanon Mountain__Bekaa valley__Castle Entrance__Side View__Side View__Old Ruins__Columns

More Columns and Ruins__Section of an Old Temple or House__Old Columns__Rear View__Main Castle - King Quarters__King Quarters__King Quarters