Anjar (Umayyad city in Lebanon)
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Anjar is an early 8th-century Umayyad palace-city in Lebanon whose well-preserved ruins exemplify the urban planning and architectural style of the early Islamic period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anjar (Umayyad city in Lebanon) canonical | 1 |
| Umayyad ruins of Anjar | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Umayyad city
ⓘ
World Heritage Site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ planned city ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf |
Al-Walid I
ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph al-Walid I
|
| condition | ruins ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 8th century ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalInfluence |
Byzantine architecture
ⓘ
Roman urban planning ⓘ Sasanian architecture ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Umayyad architecture ⓘ |
| hasCityWall | true ⓘ |
| hasFortificationType | rectangular enclosure ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
palace-city ⓘ |
| hasUrbanFeature |
baths
ⓘ
cardo maximus ⓘ city gates ⓘ colonnaded streets ⓘ decumanus maximus ⓘ mosque ⓘ palace complex ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ |
| hasUrbanPlan | orthogonal grid ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | early 8th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bekaa Valley
ⓘ
Beqaa Governorate ⓘ Zahle ⓘ
surface form:
Zahle District
|
| materialUsed |
limestone
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ayn al-Jarr ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Zahle ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| period | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well-preserved layout ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| religionInHistoricalUse | Islam ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Umayyad urban planning
ⓘ
early Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| timeOfAbandonment | medieval period ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 293 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Umayyad ruins of Anjar