Place:Libbaya
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Libbaya لبايا | |
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Town | |
  Libbaya Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 33°28′57″N 35°43′26″E / 33.4825°N 35.72389°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
| District | Western Beqaa District |
Libbaya (لبايا) is a village in the Beka'a Valley of Lebanon, situated in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate. It lies southeast of Sohmor. There it is a roman temple.
During the war in the 1980s, four Israeli Cobra helicopters backing the attacking force strafed Libbaya and nearby villages, killing a Lebanese soldier.[1]
History
There is a Roman temple near the town that was called Ain Libbaya or Ayn Libbaya. It was classified amongst a group of Temples of Mount Hermon by George Taylor.[2]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Libbaya's population as being Metawileh.[3]
References
- ↑ Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist League; Asian-Pacific Anti-Communist League (1988). Asian bulletin. APACL Publications. p. 64. https://books.google.com/books?id=p4MLAAAAIAAJ. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ↑ Taylor, 1971, p.?
- ↑ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 138
Bibliography
- Taylor, G. (1971). The Roman temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide. Les temples romains au Liban; guide illustré. Dar el-Machreq Publishers. https://books.google.com/books?id=ii8NAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster. https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft.
External links
- Libbaya, Localiban
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