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)