Ain Aata

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For ancient Mesopotamian town, see Anah. For other places with similar names, see Aaynata (disambiguation).

Village in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon

Ain Aata Ain Ata, 'Ain 'Ata, Ayn Aata
Village
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Beqaa Governorate
District	Rashaya District
Area
• Total	22.40 sq mi (58.02 km2)
Elevation	4,360 ft (1,330 m)
Population
• Total	around 4,000

Ain Ata

Cedars, in the hills of Ain Aata (2 June 1860)
Shown within Lebanon
Alternative name	Ain Aata, 'Ain 'Ata, Ayn Aata
Location	99 kilometres (62 mi) east of Beirut
Region	Rashaya
Coordinates	33°26′11″N 35°46′46″E / 33.436390°N 35.779446°E / 33.436390; 35.779446
History
Cultures	Roman
Site notes
Public access	Yes

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.

The name is thought to mean "gift spring". There is a remarkably cold spring in the area.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted 'Ain 'Ata's population as being Druze and "Greek" Christians.

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.

See also

• Druze in Lebanon
• Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians

References

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. ^ Kaizer, 2012, p. 76 ff
6. ^ Mouterde, 1951–1952, pp. 19–89
7. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1857, p. 438 ff
8. ^ 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Stanley, A.P. (1871). Sinai and Palestine: in connection with their history. J. Murray. pp. 408–. Retrieved 22 September 2012.

External links

• Ain Aata on Localiban
• 'Ain 'Ata on geographic.org
• Photos of Roman temples in the Rashaya area on the American University of Beirut website
• Roman Temples on discoverlebanon.com
• Ain Ata on wikimapia
• Ain Ata on geody.com
• Hebrew concordance entry for Beth-Anath, "Temple of Anat"