Place:Nahle, Lebanon
Nahlé | |
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Village | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Baalbek-Hermel |
| District | Baalbek |
نحله | |
  Shown within Lebanon | |
| Location | 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northeast of Baalbek |
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| Region | Baalbek |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] 34°03′30″N 36°17′58″E / 34.05833°N 36.29944°E |
| History | |
| Cultures | Roman |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Public access | Yes |
Nahlé (Arabic: نحله Nahlah), is a village situated 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northeast of Baalbek in Baalbek District, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon.[1] It has the ruins of a Roman temple.
Name
The Lebanese town of Nahlé derives its name from the Arabic word “نحلة” (Nahleh), meaning “honeybee.” This interpretation reflects a connection to nature, potentially emphasizing the industrious and community-oriented qualities associated with bees. Additionally, Nahlé is known for its ancient history, including Roman-era ruins, suggesting that the name could also carry historical or cultural significance tied to its origins.
History
The 13th-century geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi listed Nahlah in his geographical dictionary, with its entry being "a village lying 3 miles from Ba'labakk".[2]
Roman temple
There are the ruins of a Roman temple in the village that are included in a group of Temples of the Beqaa Valley.[3]
The temple foundations are made of gigantic blocks of stone, upon which sit the remains of a podium. The podium has a long inscription written on it that is now almost impossible to read.[1] The huge foundations indicate that there was a huge temple over these foundations during Roman centuries.[4]
During the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, UNESCO gave enhanced protection to 34 cultural sites in Lebanon including the temple at Nahlé to safeguard it from damage.[5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 George Taylor (1967). The Roman temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide. Dar el-Machreq Publishers. https://books.google.com/books?id=XXchNqgyNdkC. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ Le Strange, Guy (1890). Palestine Under the Moslems. London: A. P. Watt. p. 514. https://archive.org/details/palestineundermo00lestuoft/page/514. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ↑ Othmar Keel (1997). The Symbolism of the Biblical World: Ancient Near Eastern Iconography and the Book of Psalms. Eisenbrauns. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-1-57506-014-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=Fy4B1iMg33YC&pg=PA159. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ Nahle Roman temple
- ↑ "Cultural property under enhanced protection Lebanon" (in en). https://www.unesco.org/en/culture/cultural-property-under-enhanced-protection-lebanon.
- ↑ "Lebanon: 34 cultural properties placed under enhanced protection" (in en). https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/lebanon-34-cultural-properties-placed-under-enhanced-protection.
Bibliography
- 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
- Nahleh, Localiban
- Photo of the Nahle Valley on the website of the American University of Beirut
- Photo of Nahle temple on the website of the American University of Beirut
- Nahle on travelingluck.com
- Nahle on Wikimapia
- Nahle on lebanon.com
- Nahle on middleeast.com
- Picture of Nahle temple foundation stones on alblebanon.com
- Picture of Nahle temple foundation stones on alblebanon.com
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