Libbaya

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.

Libbaya

لبايا
Town
Libbaya
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°28′57″N 35°43′26″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictWestern Beqaa District

During the war in the 1980s, four Israeli Cobra helicopters backing the attacking force strafed Libbaya and nearby villages, killing a Lebanese soldier.[1]

Roman temple

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]

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References
  1. Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist League; Asian-Pacific Anti-Communist League (1988). Asian bulletin. APACL Publications. p. 64. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  2. George Taylor (1971). The Roman temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide. Les temples romains au Liban; guide illustré. Dar el-Machreq Publishers. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
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