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Ras Baalbek ((アラビア語:رأس بعلبك)) is a village in the northern Beqaa Valley in Lebanon. Notable features include the monastery of "Our Lady of Ras Baalbek" (''Deir Saidat ar-Ras'') and two Byzantine churches. One church is in the centre of the village and the other lies to the east where some other ruins can be found that are alleged to be the remains of a Roman aqueduct. Inhabitants of the village have confirmed it was once called "Connaya," suggesting a link to the ancient settlement of Conna, mentioned in the work of Antonius. It is also 500 metres west of a Neolithic rock shelter called Ras Baalbek I. In 2014, the war with ISIS in the nearby village of Arsal resulted in the residents of Ras Baalbek forming a militia lad by Rifaat Mtanos Nasrallah, to protect the city and its mainly Christian population. The militias are supported by Hezbollah and the Lebanese Forces. The town is also known for having the best football team in the area around it, which is led by Elias Karam Mansour and coached by Hikmat Nasrallah. ==Demographics== Around 15,000 people live in Ras Baalbek. The population is mainly Greek Catholic, having switched from Orthodox Christianity in 1721.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rasbaalbeck.org/OurLady.htm )〕 In the early 20th century, Ras Baalbek was described by a group of Protestants who went there as being an "uncouth, bigoted Catholic town." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ras Baalbek」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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