Kamouh el Hermel is the tapering stone monument on a hill near Hermel, at the northern end of the Bekaa, sometimes called the Hermel pyramid. Carved with hunting scenes, it is usually dated to the Hellenistic or late pre-Roman world and is unique in Lebanon: not a temple, not a church, a standalone funerary or commemorative tower in the steppe. The Orontes springs and the shrines of the Hermel region can fill the rest of a trip. The site is exposed and windy. Walk around it, look at the reliefs in raking light and do not climb the stone. It is one of the most distinctive historic places in the country.
