Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Baalbek' has mentioned 'Town' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| [58] Macrobius compared the rituals to those for Diva Fortuna at Antium and says the bearers were the principal citizens of the town, who prepared for their role with abstinence, chastity, and shaved heads. | WIKI |
| The town became a battleground upon the rise of Christianity. | WIKI |
| [18] Toghtekin then gave the town to his son Buri. | WIKI |
| [91] 194 people were killed and 1500 houses, 131 shops, 44 orchards, 17 ovens, 11 mills, and 4 aqueducts were ruined, along with the town's mosque and 13 other religious and educational buildings. | WIKI |
| [91] In 1400, Timur pillaged the town,[92] and there was further destruction from a 1459 earthquake. | WIKI |
| Tradition holds that many Christians quit the Baalbek region in the eighteenth century for the newer, more secure town of Zahlxc3xa9 on account of the Harfushes' oppression and rapacity, but more critical studies have questioned this interpretation, pointing out that the Harfushes were closely allied to the Orthodox Ma'luf family of Zahlxc3xa9 (where indeed Mustafa Harfush took refuge some years later) and showing that depredations from various quarters as well as Zahlxc3xa9's growing commercial attractiveness accounted for Baalbek's decline in the eighteenth century. | WIKI |
| During the 18th century, the western approaches were covered with attractive groves of walnut trees,[44] but the town itself suffered badly during the 1759 earthquakes, after which it was held by the Metawali, who again feuded with other Lebanese tribes. | WIKI |
| [93] In 1835, the town's population was barely 200 people. | WIKI |
| [125] When the committee inscribed the site, it expressed the wish that the protected area include the entire town within the Arab walls, as well as the southwestern extramural quarter between Bastan-al-Khan, the Roman site and the Mameluk mosque of Ras-al-Ain. | WIKI |
| The Tell Baalbek temple complex, fortified as the town's citadel during the Middle Ages,[93] was constructed from local stone, mostly white granite and a rough white marble. | WIKI |
| [141] A fourth, still larger stone is called the Stone of the Pregnant Woman: it lies unused in a nearby quarry 800xc2xa0m (2,600xc2xa0ft) from the town. | WIKI |
| [70] Donne reckoned it as the town's forum. | WIKI |
| Under a white dome further towards town is the tomb of Kholat, daughter of Hussein and granddaughter of Ali, who died in Baalbek while Husayn's family was being transported as prisoners to Damascus. | WIKI |
| The entire town within the Arab walls, as well as the south-western quarter extra-muros between Boustan el Khan, the Roman works and the Mameluk mosque of Ras-al-Ain, provides the essential context for the key attributes. | UNESCO |