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Ain Aata
Ain Ata, 'Ain 'Ata, Ayn Aata
Village
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictRashaya District
Area
 • Total22.40 sq mi (58.02 km2)
Elevation
4,360 ft (1,330 m)
Population
 • Totalaround 4,000
Ain Ata
Cedars, in the hills of Ain Aata (2 June 1860)[1]
Ain Aata is located in Lebanon
Ain Aata
Shown within Lebanon
Alternative nameAin Aata, 'Ain 'Ata, Ayn Aata
Location99 kilometres (62 mi) east of Beirut
RegionRashaya
Coordinates33°26′11″N 35°46′46″E / 33.436390°N 35.779446°E / 33.436390; 35.779446
History
CulturesRoman
Site notes
Public accessYes

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

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted 'Ain 'Ata's population as being Druze and "Greek" Christians.[4] By 2014, Druze residents made up 88.52% of the 1,795 registered voters, with almost all the remainder being Greek Orthodox Christians.[5]

Roman temple

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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.[6][7][8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Harvey, 1861, p. 145 ff
  2. ^ Kitto, 2003, p. 344
  3. ^ Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), 1837, p. 98
  4. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 138
  5. ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة عين عطا، قضاء راشيا محافظة البقاع في لبنان" [Distribution of voters by sect in the town of Ain Atta, Rashaya District, Bekaa Governorate, Lebanon]. Lub-Anan.com. 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  6. ^ Kaizer, 2012, p. 76 ff
  7. ^ Mouterde, 1951–1952, pp. 19–89
  8. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1857, p. 438 ff
  9. ^ Stanley, 1871, p. 408 ff

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