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. There it is a roman temple.
Libbaya
لبايا | |
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Town | |
Libbaya Location in Lebanon | |
Coordinates: 33°28′57″N 35°43′26″E / 33.48250°N 35.72389°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
District | Western Beqaa District |
During the war in the 1980s, four Israeli Cobra helicopters backing the attacking force strafed Libbaya and nearby villages, killing a Lebanese soldier.[1]
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.[2]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Libbaya's population as being Metawileh.[3]