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Ain Aata

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For ancient Mesopotamian town, seeAnah. For other places with similar names, seeAaynata (disambiguation).

Village in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
Ain Aata
Ain Ata, 'Ain 'Ata, Ayn Aata
Village
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Country Lebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictRashaya 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)[1]
Ain Aata is located in Lebanon
Ain Aata
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Alternative nameAin Aata, 'Ain 'Ata, Ayn Aata
Location99 kilometres (62 mi) east ofBeirut
RegionRashaya
Coordinates33°26′11″N35°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 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]

History

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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]

Roman temple

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abHarvey, 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. Retrieved23 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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