Aaqbe Explained

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]

Roman temple

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: George Taylor. The Roman temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide. Les temples romains au Liban; guide illustré. 19 September 2012. 1971. Dar el-Machreq Publishers.
  2. Book: Daniel M. Krencker. Willy Zschietzschmann. Römische Tempel in Syrien: nach Aufnahmen und Untersuchungen von Mitgliedern der Deutschen Baalbekexpedition 1901-1904, pp. 205-269 & pl, 83-116, Otto Puchstein, Bruno Schulz, Daniel Krencker. 17 September 2012. 1938. W. de Gruyter & Co..