Libbaya

Libbaya لبايا
Town
Libbaya Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°28′57″N 35°43′26″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.

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.^[1]

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Libbaya's population as being Metawileh.^[2]

During the war in the 1980s, four Israeli Cobra helicopters backing the attacking force strafed Libbaya and nearby villages, killing a Lebanese soldier.^[3]

References

1. Taylor, 1971, p.?
2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 138
3. Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist League; Asian-Pacific Anti-Communist League (1988). Asian bulletin. APACL Publications. p. 64. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

Bibliography

• Taylor, G. (1971). The Roman temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide. Les temples romains au Liban; guide illustré. Dar el-Machreq Publishers. 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. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

External links

• Libbaya, Localiban