Development Cooperation Handbook/Stories/Heritage and Community

/Projects in Lebanon thumb|Lebanon thumb|upright| MDG8: Develop a Global Partnership /Stories 27px ⇒ Playlist on Youtube File:Script.png ⇒ Lebanon 2 - Italian civilian-military cooperation 17px ⇒ New Goals 1 - Recognize and protect our diverse identities and our common heritage Heritage and Community Project implemented by Government of Lebanon Baalbek, Lebanon, October 2010 Project co-financed by the Italian Government thumb|right|upright| 13px Heritage and Community - playlist thumb|left|upright|Temple of Bacchus Baalbek (بعلبك) is a town in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon, east of the Litani River. It is famous for its monumental temples of the pagan age, when the city was named Heliopolis (λιούπολις), and was one of the largest sanctuaries in the Roman Empire. Baalbek was severely hit during the 2006 Israel incursion into Lebanon. On August 4, 2006, Israeli helicopter-borne soldiers, supported by bomb attacks from their aircraft, entered the Hikmeh Hospital in Baalbek. Their purpose was to capture senior members of the Hezbollah group that were considered responsible for kidnapping two Israeli soldiers that were thought to be hidden in the building. Vibrations caused by bombs during this conflict were reported to having damaged the archeological heritage of Baalbek. UNESCO had offered to help coordinate the restoration efforts in the monuments. And the Italian Government had funded a cooperation project that helped preserve the heritage and revive the infrastructure utilised for managing water resources. Italian experts have been supporting Lebanese authorities in better conservation and management of archaeological sites, setting up information points, organising exhibitions and setting up museums. Video Clips 25px On Youtube ⇒ Heritage and Community playlist 25px On Youtube ⇒ Utilisation of collected resources for TV broadcast - playlist thumb|centre|upright=1.2|17px Heritage and Community - playlist See also UNESCO BLUE LOGO]|19px ⇒ Baalbek - UNESCO World Heritage List 17px ⇒ Baalbeck International Festival Related stories: 19px ⇒ Palmyra, Italian Archaeological Mission - 17px ⇒ playlist 19px ⇒ Preservation and Development - Citadel - Damascus 19px ⇒ Responsible Development - Varanasi - 17px ⇒ playlist 19px ⇒ Youth & Heritage - Sweida - 17px ⇒ playlist 19px ⇒ Preservation and Development - MAM - Damascus - 17px ⇒ playlist 19px ⇒ Muisca Indigenous Heritage 17px ⇒ playlist On Wikipedia: 14px ⇒ Cultural heritage 14px ⇒ List of heritage registers 14px ⇒ World Heritage Site 14px ⇒ Heritage tourism European Union policies: 14px ⇒ Cultural heritage policies in EU 14px ⇒ Culture in EU development cooperation 14px ⇒ Thematic briefing note on the external cooperation projects in the field of cultural heritage /Projects in Lebanon /MDG8