ASIA / LEBANON

Baalbek

Triplandio Baalbek guide covers 3 travel guides across 11 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Baalbek with 71 POI, spanning 29 km in total. Get inspired by 3 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.

Guides 3
Areas 11
Local food 3
Tours / POI 12 / 71
Day / Night 30° / 16°
Local Time 1:24
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City & Country Data Lebanon (Baalbek)

Key travel data for Baalbek — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.

Tourists ✈️ 1.9M/y
GDP/cap 💵 $4.5k
Life Exp ❤️ 77.9 yrs
Population 👥 5.8M
Currency 💱 LBP ل.ل
Language 🗣️ Arabic
Payments 💳 Mixed
Emergency 🆘 112
Coffee ☕ $4.25
Beer 🍺 $4.50
Lunch 🍽️ $10.00
Groceries 🛒 $51.00/w
Taxi/km 🚕 $0.50
Transit 🚇 $1.50
Fuel ⛽ $1.50/l
Internet 📡 $51.00/m
Salary 💵 $500/m

Best time to visit Baalbek (Lebanon)

Now (September) avg: 22°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Jun & Jul.

Live Temp …
~Day / Night Temp 30°C / 16°C
Sunrise / Sunset 6:26 / 18:27
Local time 1:24
Best Months Jun & Jul
J Jan F Feb M Mar A Apr M May J Jun best month J Jul best month A Aug S Sep this month O Oct N Nov D Dec
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Temperature Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine Hours of sun per day, by month.

Traditional Local Food Baalbek (Lebanon)

Fattat Batinjan
Main course Vegetarian

Fattat Batinjan

فتة باذنجان
fat-tat bat-in-jan · Eggplant with yogurt and bread

Layers of eggplant, toasted pita, and yogurt sauce.

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Appetizer Vegetarian

Makdous

مكدوس
mak-doos · Stuffed baby eggplants

Fermented baby eggplants stuffed with nuts and red pepper.

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Dessert Vegetarian

Nammoura

نمورة
na-moo-rah · Sweet semolina cake

Sweet semolina cake soaked in syrup.

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