Libbaya
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Libbaya
لبايا | |
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Town | |
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| Country | |
| Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
| District | Western Beqaa District |
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
[edit | edit source]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]
References
[edit | edit source]Bibliography
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Libbaya, Localiban
