Ain Aata
Ain Ata, 'Ain 'Ata, Ayn Aata | |
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Village | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
District | Rashaya District |
Area | |
• Total | 22.40 sq mi (58.02 km2) |
Elevation | 4,360 ft (1,330 m) |
Population | |
• Total | around 4,000 |
Alternative name | Ain Aata, 'Ain 'Ata, Ayn Aata |
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Location | 99 kilometres (62 mi) east of Beirut |
Region | Rashaya |
Coordinates | 33°26′11″N 35°46′46″E / 33.436390°N 35.779446°E |
History | |
Cultures | Roman |
Site notes | |
Public access | Yes |
Ain Aata, Ain Ata, 'Ain 'Ata or Ayn Aata is a village and municipality situated southwest of Rashaya, 99 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of Beirut, in the Rashaya District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.[2]
The name is thought to mean "gift spring".[3] There is a remarkably cold spring in the area.[1]
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted 'Ain 'Ata's population as being Druze and "Greek" Christians.[4]
Roman temple
Recent epigraphic surveys have confirmed the ruins of a Roman temple and cult site in the village that are included in the group of Temples of Mount Hermon.[5][6][7][8]
See also
References
Bibliography
- Harvey, Annie Jane (1861). Our Cruise in the Claymore, with a Visit to Damascus and the Lebanon. Elibron.com. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-4021-3492-0.
- Kaizer, Ted (2008). Aliquot, Julien., Sanctuaries and villages on Mount Hermon in the Roman period in The Variety of Local Religious Life in the Near East in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods. BRILL. p. 76. ISBN 978-90-04-16735-3.
- Mouterde, R. (1951–1952). "Antiquités de l'Hermon et de la Beqâ". Mélanges de l'Université St. Joseph. 29: 19–89. doi:10.3406/mefao.1951.1033. S2CID 239122864.
- 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.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1857). Later Biblical researches in Palestine, and in the adjacent regions: a journal of travels in the year 1852. Crocker and Brewster. p. 438.
- Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1837). The journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. J. Murray. p. 98.
- Stanley, A.P. (1871). Sinai and Palestine: in connection with their history. J. Murray. pp. 408–. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
External links
- Ain Aata on Localiban
- 'Ain 'Ata on geographic.org
- Photos of Roman temples in the Rashaya area on the American University of Beirut website
- Roman Temples on discoverlebanon.com
- Ain Ata on wikimapia
- Ain Ata on geody.com
- Hebrew concordance entry for Beth-Anath, "Temple of Anat"
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- Lion Tower
- Majdal Anjar
- Mansourieh
- Maronite mummies
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- Roman hippodrome of Berytus
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- Sarepta
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- Tell Karmita
- Tell Khardane
- Tell Kirri
- Tell Jezireh
- Tell Jisr
- Tell Kabb Elias
- Tell Majdaloun
- Tell Masoud
- Tell Mekhada
- Tell Meouchi
- Tell Mureibit
- Tell Murtafa
- Tell Nahariyah
- Tell Neba'a Chaate
- Tell Neba'a Litani
- Tell Qasr Labwe
- Tell Rasm El Hadeth
- Tell Rayak
- Tell Saatiya
- Tell Safiyeh
- Tell Saoudhi
- Tell Serhan
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- Tyre Necropolis
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