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Anjar
عنجر Անճար | |
|---|---|
 The cardo of the Umayyad city of Anjar | |
  Anjar Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°43′33″N 35°55′47″E / 33.72583°N 35.92972°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
| District | Zahle District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vartkes Khoshian |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Official name | Anjar |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii, iv |
| Designated | 1984 (8th session) |
| Reference no. | 293 |
| Region | Arab States |
Anjar (meaning "unresolved or running river";[citation needed] Arabic: عنجر / ALA-LC: ‘Anjar; also known as Hawsh Mousa (Arabic: حوش موسى / Ḥawsh Mūsá), is a town of Lebanon, near the Syrian border, located in the Bekaa Valley.[1] The population is 2,400,[2] consisting almost entirely of Armenians. The total area is about twenty square kilometers (7.7 square miles). Since 1984, the ruins of the Umayyad settlement of Anjar are recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[3]
- ^ HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH WORLD REPORT 1990 An Annual Review of Developments and the Bush Administration's Policy on Human Rights Worlwide January 1991. Human Rights Watch.
- ^ ANJAR: Demographics
- ^ "Anjar". UNESCO. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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