Ras Baalbek
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| Ras Baalbek رأس بعلبك |
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 Ras Baalbek
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| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
| District | Baalbek District |
| Elevation | 3,000 ft (1,000 m) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 2,000 |
Ras Baalbek (Arabic: رأس بعلبك) is a village in the northern Beqaa Valley in Lebanon.
Notable features include the monastery of "Our Lady of Ras Baalbek" (Deir Saidat ar-Ras) and two Byzantine churches. One church is in the centre of the village and the other lies to the east where some other ruins can be found that are alleged to be the remains of a Roman aqueduct. Inhabitants of the village have confirmed it was once called "Connaya," suggesting a link to the ancient settlement of Conna, mentioned in the work of Antonius.[1] It is also 500 metres west of a Neolithic rock shelter called Ras Baalbek I.
In 2014, the war with ISIS in the nearby village of Arsal resulted in the residents of Ras Baalbek forming a militia lad by Rifaat Mtanos Nasrallah, to protect the city and its totally Christian population. The militias are supported by Hezbollah and the Lebanese Forces.[2]
Demographics
Around 15,000 people live in Ras Baalbek. The population is mainly Greek Catholic,[3][4] having switched from Orthodox Christianity in 1721.[5] In the early 20th century, Ras Baalbek was described by a group of Protestants who went there as being an "uncouth, bigoted Catholic town."[6]
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