Libbaya Explained

Official Name:Libbaya
Native Name:لبايا
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Beqaa Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Western Beqaa District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:33.4825°N 35.7239°W

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]

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Notes and References

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