Qaa

Qaa (Arabic: القاع), El Qaa, Al Qaa, Qaa Baalbek or Masharih al-Qaa is a town in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. A 2010 report stated that population of the settlement was 500, all Lebanese Maronites

Qaa
القاع
El Qaa, Al Qaa
Qaa
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°20′37″N 36°28′32″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBaalbek-Hermel
DistrictBaalbek
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  MayorBachir Matar
Area
  Total4.98 sq mi (12.91 km2)
Elevation
2,156 ft (657 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total500
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)+3
Qaa
Alternative nameEl Qaa
LocationBeqaa Valley, Lebanon
Part ofType site
History
PeriodsShepherd Neolithic
Site notes
ArchaeologistsM. Billaux, Henri Fleisch
Conditionruins
Public accessYes
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