Duris, Lebanon

Duris
The Qubbat Duris in 1871
Duris, Lebanon is located in Lebanon
Duris, Lebanon
Shown within Lebanon
Alternative nameDoris
Douris
Location3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of Baalbek, Lebanon
Coordinates33°59′00″N 36°11′00″E / 33.983333°N 36.183333°E / 33.983333; 36.183333
History
PeriodsHeavy Neolithic, Shepherd Neolithic, Roman
CulturesQaraoun culture
Site notes
Excavation dates1957, 1966, 1997
ArchaeologistsM. Billaux, Henri Fleisch, Maurice Tallon, Lorraine Copeland
Public accessUnknown

Duris (also Dūris, or Dûris[1] (Arabic: دورس), formally Doris[2] and also known by its French spelling Douris[3]) is a village located approximately 3 km (2 mi). southwest of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. It is the site of a 13th-century Muslim shrine and a necropolis from the late Roman Imperial period that is currently undergoing archaeological investigation.[3]

Religion in Duris (2022)[4]

  Shia Islam (47.0%)
  Sunni Islam (21.0%)
  Maronite (26.6%)
  Greek Catholic (3.2%)
  Orthodox (1.1%)
  Other Christians (1.1%)
  1. ^ Robinson (1856), p. 504.
  2. ^ "Doris Municipality", Baalbeck Municipalities Union.
  3. ^ a b "Late Antique Necropolis in Baalbek Douris (Lebanon)", Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Berlin: German Archaeological Institute, 2015.
  4. ^ L’orient Today (May 2022). "Mapping Lebanon data and statistics".