Libbaya

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.

Libbaya لبايا
Town
Libbaya Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°28′57″N 35°43′26″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Beqaa Governorate
District	Western Beqaa District

History

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]