Hebbariye Explained

Official Name:Hebbariye
Other Name:Hebbariya, Hibbariyeh, Hebbariyeh, Hebariya
Native Name:هبّارية
Native Name Lang:ara
Settlement Type:Village, Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Nabatieh Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hasbaya District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:1970
Population Total:1,800[1]
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Habbariye
Alternate Name:Habbariya, Habbariyeh, Habariya
Map Type:Lebanon
Map Alt:750m (2,460feet)
Map Size:200
Location:116km (72miles) east of Beirut
Region:Hasbaya
Coordinates:33.3675°N 35.6942°W
Cultures:Roman
Condition:Ruins
Public Access:Yes

Hebbariye, Hebbariyeh, Hebbariya or Hebariya (Arabic: هبّارية) is a village and municipality situated in the Hasbaya District of the Nabatieh Governorate in Lebanon.[2] It is located on the southwestern slopes of Mount Hermon near the Lebanon–Syria border, northeast of Rachaya Al Foukhar and is positioned amongst orchards of apricot trees.[2] There it is a roman temple.

The village sits c. 750m (2,460feet) above sea level and the small population is predominantly support the Lebanese Communist party

Roman temple

There is a Roman temple near to the village, opposite the Wadi Shib'a which is the most southern of the Temples of Mount Hermon, a group defined by George Taylor as being south of the main road to Damascus on the west of Mount Hermon, including the Wadi al-Taym area.[3] [4] [5] It has been classified as an Antae temple with an eastern portal that faces Mount Hermon, aligned "as if to catch the first beams of the morning sun rising over Hermon."[4] [6] The temple has a large basement chamber underneath the cella floors that is thought to have been used for burial. The room is only accessible from the outside of the building.[7] The temple was surveyed in the summer of 1852 by Edward Robinson who noted several large blocks with one measuring 2.75feet by 15feet. He measured the dimensions of the temple to be 58feet long by 31feet wide with 6feet thick walls around 32feet high. The capitals appeared to be of an Ionic style.[3] [4] At the entrance doorway, there are two tiers of niches with some engraved writing beneath the upper set.[6]

Bibliography

. Victor Guérin. Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. 1880. L'Imprimerie Nationale. Paris. French. (pp.285-286)

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Nah- und Mittelost-Verein. Deutsches Orient-Institut. Orient. 17 September 2012. 1970. Deutsches Orient-Institut.
  2. Book: Robert Boulanger. Lebanon. 17 September 2012. 1955. Hachette.
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1856, pp. 416-418
  4. Wilson, ca 1881, vol 2, pp. 127-128
  5. Book: Daniel M. Krencker. Willy Zschietzschmann. Römische Tempel in Syrien: nach Aufnahmen und Untersuchungen von Mitgliedern der Deutschen Baalbekexpedition 1901-1904, Otto Puchstein, Bruno Schulz, Daniel Krencker [u.a.] ...]. 17 September 2012. 1938. W. de Gruyter & Co..
  6. Book: George Taylor. The Roman temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide. Les temples romains au Liban; guide illustré. 17 September 2012. 1971. Dar el-Machreq Publishers.
  7. Book: Kevin Butcher. Roman Syria and the Near East. 17 September 2012. 19 February 2004. Getty Publications. 978-0-89236-715-3. 359–.