| Official Name: | Ras Baalbek |
| Native Name: | رأس بعلبك |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
| Coordinates: | 34.2597°N 36.4236°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Baalbek-Hermel |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Baalbek |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation M: | 1000 |
| Population Total: | 15000 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
Ras Baalbek (Arabic: رأس بعلبك) is a village in the northern Beqaa Valley in Lebanon.
Ras Baalbek is 500 metres west of a Neolithic rock shelter called Ras Baalbek I.
To the east there are ruins that are alleged to be the remains of a Roman aqueduct. Inhabitants of the village have confirmed it was once called "Connaya," suggesting a link to the ancient settlement of Conna, mentioned in the work of Antonius.[1] Notable features include the monastery of "Our Lady of Ras Baalbek" (Deir Saidat ar-Ras) and two Byzantine churches. One church is in the centre of the village and the other lies by the Roman aqueduct.[1]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Ras Baalbek's population as being predominantly Catholic Christian.[2]
In 2014, the war with ISIS in the nearby village of Arsal resulted in the residents of Ras Baalbek forming a militia to protect the village. The militias were allied to the Lebanese Armed Forces.[3] In September 2016 the Lebanese Army attacked Islamic State positions near Ras Baalbek.[4]
Around 15,000 people live in Ras Baalbek. The population is entirely Christian, mainly Greek Catholic,[5] [6] having switched from Greek Orthodoxy in 1721.[7]
The village is fashion designer Zuhair Murad's hometown.