Ain Aata Ain Ata, 'Ain 'Ata, Ayn Aata | |
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Village | |
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Country | ![]() |
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 |
![]() Cedars, in the hills of Ain Aata (2 June 1860)[1] | |
Alternative name | Ain Aata, 'Ain 'Ata, Ayn Aata |
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Location | 99 kilometres (62 mi) east ofBeirut |
Region | Rashaya |
Coordinates | 33°26′11″N35°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 orAyn Aata is avillage andmunicipality situated southwest ofRashaya, 99 kilometres (62 mi) south-east ofBeirut, in theRashaya District of theBeqaa Governorate inLebanon.[2]
The name is thought to mean 'gift spring'.[3] There is a remarkably coldspring in the area.[1]
In 1838,Eli Smith noted 'Ain 'Ata's population as beingDruze and "Greek" Christians.[4] By 2014,Druze residents made up 88.52% of the 1,795 registered voters, with almost all the remainder beingGreek Orthodox Christians.[5]
Recentepigraphic surveys have confirmed the ruins of aRoman temple and cult site in the village that are included in the group ofTemples of Mount Hermon.[6][7][8][9]