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Village in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
Ain Aata, Ain Ata, 'Ain 'Ata or Ayn Aata is a
village and
municipality situated southwest of
Rashaya, 99 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of
Beirut, in the
Rashaya District of the
Beqaa Governorate in
Lebanon.
[2]
The name is thought to mean "gift
spring".
[3] There is a remarkably cold spring in the area.
[1]
History
In 1838,
Eli Smith noted 'Ain 'Ata's population as being
Druze and "Greek" Christians.
[4]
Roman temple
Recent
epigraphic surveys have confirmed the ruins of a
Roman temple and cult site in the village that are included in the group of
Temples of Mount Hermon.
[5]
[6]
[7]
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See also
References
- ^
a
b Harvey, 1861, p.
145 ff
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^ Kitto, 2003, p.
344–
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^ Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), 1837, p.
98–
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^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p.
138
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^ Kaizer, 2012, p.
76 ff
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^ Mouterde, 1951–1952, pp. 19–89
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^ Robinson and Smith, 1857, p.
438 ff
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^ Stanley, 1871, p.
408 ff
Bibliography
- Harvey, Annie Jane (1861).
Our Cruise in the Claymore, with a Visit to Damascus and the Lebanon. Elibron.com. p. 145.
ISBN
978-1-4021-3492-0.
- Kaizer, Ted (2008).
Aliquot, Julien., Sanctuaries and villages on Mount Hermon in the Roman period in The Variety of Local Religious Life in the Near East in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods. BRILL. p. 76.
ISBN
978-90-04-16735-3.
- Mouterde, R. (1951–1952). "Antiquités de l'Hermon et de la Beqâ". Mélanges de l'Université St. Joseph. 29: 19–89.
doi:
10.3406/mefao.1951.1033.
S2CID
239122864.
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Robinson, E.;
Smith, E. (1841).
Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston:
Crocker & Brewster.
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Robinson, E.;
Smith, E. (1857).
Later Biblical researches in Palestine, and in the adjacent regions: a journal of travels in the year 1852. Crocker and Brewster. p.
438.
- Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1837).
The journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. J. Murray. p. 98.
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Stanley, A.P. (1871).
Sinai and Palestine: in connection with their history. J. Murray. pp.
408–. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
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