Aaqbe

Aaqbe, Akbeh, Aqbe, Akbe, Aaqabet, el-Aaqbe, Akraba, Aaqabet Rashaya or Akabe (العقبه) is a village and municipality situated 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Rashaya in the Rashaya District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.^[1][2]

Aaqbe العقبه Akbeh, Aqbe, Akbe, Aqbeh, Aaqabet, el-Aaqbe, Akraba, Aaqabet Rashaya, Akabe
Village
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Beqaa Governorate
District	Rashaya District

Aaqbe

Shown within Lebanon
Alternative name	Akbeh, Aqbe, Akbe, Aqbeh
Location	3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Rashaya
Region	Rashaya
Coordinates	33.5051°N 35.8211°E / 33.5051; 35.8211
History
Cultures	Roman
Site notes
Condition	Ruins
Public access	Yes

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]