Tourism usually plays a large role in the Lebanese economy, but regional turmoil has cut arrivals.
Tourism in Lebanon
![Visitor numbers to Baalbek are down as tourists stay away from the region in the wake of the Syrian war. (John Owens for VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/3d1b3e42-da44-4b86-acc9-29b870e326d2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitor numbers to Baalbek are down as tourists stay away from the region in the wake of the Syrian war. (John Owens for VOA News)
![A tour guide shows Danish engineer Hans Brink (second from left) and a colleague around the Roman ruins. (John Owens for VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/989d8960-4cbe-4a7c-9761-e5bc7ef103dc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A tour guide shows Danish engineer Hans Brink (second from left) and a colleague around the Roman ruins. (John Owens for VOA News)