Libbaya

Town in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Libbaya
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°28′57″N 35°43′26″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictWestern Beqaa District
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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]

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