Deir el Ahmar
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Deir el Ahmar دير الأحمر |
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 Deir el Ahmar
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| Coordinates: 34°08′N 36°08′E / 34.133°N 36.133°E | |
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 Lebanon
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| Governorate | Baalbek-Hermel |
| District | Baalbek |
| Elevation | 3,770 ft (1,150 m) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
| Website | www.deirelahmar.com |
Deir El Ahmar (Arabic: دير الأحمر) is a Lebanese town, located at 100 km from Beirut and 12 km northeast of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon.
The population of Deir el Ahmar is approximately 23,000. The main religion is Christianity, most of them are Maronites. There are eight historical churches, including: Saint Joseph Church, which was completed on September 15, 1914; Our Lady of the Tower Church, which was built on the ruins of the temple of Jupiter; Saint Georges; Saint Nohra; Saint Michel, old and new; Saint Elie; Our Lady of Cultivation. The town serves as the center of the archbishopric of Baalbek–Deir El-Ahmar.
Deir el Ahmar's climate is mild during spring and autumn, dry and warm in summer, and cold during winter. The town has an altitude that ranges between 950 m and 1,150 m above sea level and receives heavy snow during the winter. For this reason some roads leading to the town may be temporarily closed during this period. Deir el Ahmar has an area of approximately 42 hectares (103.78 acres; 0.16 sq mi).
Deir el Ahmar, like the rest of Lebanon, was part of the Roman Empire. During the third century A.D., the Roman emperor Caracalla built a temple for the God Jupiter in the vicinity of the village. The Temple of Jupiter would later become the center of the Jacobite Christians.
During the Byzantine period the Saydet el Borj (Our Lady of the Tower) church was built on the ruins of the temple of Jupiter. Qasr el Benet (The castle of the King's daughter) was built near Chlifa during this time.
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