Ain Aata Explained
| Official Name: | Ain Aata |
| Other Name: | Ain Ata, 'Ain 'Ata, Ayn Aata |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Beqaa Governorate |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rashaya District |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 58.02 |
| Population Total: | around 4000 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Elevation M: | 1330 |
| Ain Ata |
| Alternate Name: | Ain Aata, 'Ain 'Ata, Ayn Aata |
| Map Type: | Lebanon |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Location: | 99km (62miles) east of Beirut |
| Region: | Rashaya |
| Coordinates: | 33.4364°N 35.7794°W |
| Cultures: | Roman |
| Public Access: | Yes |
Ain Aata, Ain Ata, 'Ain 'Ata or Ayn Aata is a village and municipality situated southwest of Rashaya, 99km (62miles) south-east of Beirut, in the Rashaya District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.[1]
The name is thought to mean 'gift spring'.[2] There is a remarkably cold spring in the area.[3]
History
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
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
- Oriental Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon
Bibliography
- Book: Harvey, Annie Jane . 1861. Our Cruise in the Claymore, with a Visit to Damascus and the Lebanon. Elibron.com. 978-1-4021-3492-0. 145.
- Book: Kaizer, Ted. 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. 2008. BRILL. 978-90-04-16735-3. 76.
- Mouterde . R. . Antiquités de l'Hermon et de la Beqâ . Mélanges de l'Université St. Joseph . 29 . 19–89 . 1951–1952. 10.3406/mefao.1951.1033 . 239122864 .
- Book: Robinson. E.. Edward Robinson (scholar). Smith. E.. Eli Smith. 1841. Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Boston. Crocker & Brewster. 3.
- Book: Robinson, E.. Edward Robinson (scholar). Smith, E.. Eli Smith. Later Biblical researches in Palestine, and in the adjacent regions: a journal of travels in the year 1852. 438. 1857. Crocker and Brewster.
- Book: Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). The journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. 1837. J. Murray. 98.
- Book: Stanley, A.P.. Arthur Penrhyn Stanley. Sinai and Palestine: in connection with their history. 22 September 2012. 1871. J. Murray. 408–.
External links
Notes and References
- Kitto, 2003, p. 344–
- Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), 1837, p. 98–
- Harvey, 1861, p. 145 ff
- Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 138
- Web site: 2014 . 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 . 23 September 2024 . Lub-Anan.com.
- Kaizer, 2012, p. 76 ff
- Mouterde, 1951–1952, pp. 19–89
- Robinson and Smith, 1857, p. 438 ff
- Stanley, 1871, p. 408 ff
