Town in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
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. Retrieved 23 April 2011 .
^ Taylor, 1971, p.?
^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 138
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External links
Roman archaeological sites in Lebanon
Roman Berytus (actual Beirut) Roman Phoenicia (actual Lebanon) Related