In 748 AD, following the Arab conquest, 
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the temples were transformed into a 
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citadel surrounded and consolidated by 
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powerful fortifications. During later 
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centuries, Baalbeck passed successively 
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from the domination of the Omeyyades to 
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the hands of Abbassides, Tulunides, 
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Fatimides and Ayyoubides.