Kamouh el Hermel

Kamouh el Hermel
Hermel Pyramid
Kamouh el Hermel (Pyramid of Hermel), 2008
Kamouh el Hermel is located in Lebanon
Kamouh el Hermel
Shown within Lebanon
Alternative nameQamouh el Hermel, Pyramid of Hermel, Hermel Pyramid
LocationBeqaa Valley, Lebanon
Coordinates34°21′51.6″N 36°24′57.0″E / 34.364333°N 36.415833°E / 34.364333; 36.415833
History
PeriodsShepherd Neolithic, Ancient Greece
Site notes
ArchaeologistsFrank Skeels, Lorraine Copeland, René Dussaud
Conditionrestored in 1931, faces somewhat damaged
Public accessNot fenced off

Kamouh el Hermel, the Pyramid of Hermel (also known as God's Pyramid, House of El, the Funnel of Hermel or Needle of Hermel) is an ancient pyramid located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Hermel in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Perdrizet, Paul., Le monument de Herme, Syria, Volume 19, Issue 19-1, pp. 47-71, 1938.
  2. ^ Paul Doyle (1 March 2012). Lebanon. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 215–. ISBN 978-1-84162-370-2. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  3. ^ Jūrj Marʻī Ḥaddād (1956). Baalbak, North & South Lebanon: Description, history and touristic guide. Printed by el-Hashimieh Press. Retrieved 27 September 2012.