Coordinates: 34°3′58.36″N 36°9′15.52″E / 34.0662111°N 36.1543111°E / 34.0662111; 36.1543111

A photography of the column during the first quarter of the 20th century

Iaat (Arabic: إيعات‎ also transliterated as Ya'ad, Yaad, Yaat, or Iaad) is a town located in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon mostly famous for its Corinthian column. The column stands at 18 meters (59.1 feet) it is installed on a 4 step base. The location of the Pillar is 4 miles (6 km) northwest of the Baalbek ruins, between the towns of Baalbek and Chlifa. At one point a plaque was installed on the northern side of the monument, however it has been removed and no other history is known of the column, which is believed to be a funerary monument. The column is also widely believed in local legend to be related to St. Helena.

[edit] References

• http://www.lebanon.com/tourism/iaat.htm
• http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/lebanon/Mouhafazat/Beqaa/Caza/Baalbeck/iaat.htm
• http://books.google.com/books?id=MCTszTdofMkC

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