Libbaya
Town in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
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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]
