Baalbek Quarry

Roman eraVariousLimestone

CountryLebanon

RegionBaalbek

Year OpenedRoman era

Size/DepthVarious

MineralLimestone

About Baalbek Quarry

Contains the Hajjar al-Hibla, the Stone of the Pregnant Woman, weighing 1,000 tonnes. One of the largest monoliths ever quarried. Even larger stones were found in 2014. How the Romans planned to move them is unknown.

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