Official Name: | Aaqbe |
Native Name: | العقبه |
Other Name: | Akbeh, Aqbe, Akbe, Aqbeh, Aaqabet, el-Aaqbe, Akraba, Aaqabet Rashaya, Akabe |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Beqaa Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Rashaya District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Aaqbe | |
Alternate Name: | Akbeh, Aqbe, Akbe, Aqbeh |
Map Type: | Lebanon |
Map Size: | 200 |
Location: | 3km (02miles) west of Rashaya |
Region: | Rashaya |
Coordinates: | 33.5051°N 35.8211°W |
Cultures: | Roman |
Condition: | Ruins |
Public Access: | Yes |
Aaqbe, Akbeh, Aqbe, Akbe, Aaqabet, el-Aaqbe, Akraba, Aaqabet Rashaya or Akabe (العقبه) is a village and municipality situated 3km (02miles) west of Rashaya in the Rashaya District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.[1] [2]
The village contains the vestiges of a Roman temple, one of Mount Hermon group of temples . The temple is situated on a hill with a commanding view of Mount Hermon. George F. Taylor classified it as an Antae temple of a rugged design that lacked decoration. He noted that the doorway of the temple does not face the summit; it aligns instead to a northerly area of the mountain that is covered by a ridge. The temple featured a niche that may have housed a cult statue of which only the framing columns have survived. Three sections of the east antae pillar were also still in place.[1]