Mdoukha

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Mdoukha
Village
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Beqaa Governorate
District Rashaya District
Area
 • Total 5.86 sq mi (15.18 km2)
Elevation 3,261 ft (994 m)
Mdoukha
Mdoukha is located in Lebanon
Mdoukha
Shown within Lebanon
Alternate name Jebel Kassir
Location 72 kilometres (45 mi) east of Beirut
Region Rashaya
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History
Cultures Roman
Site notes
Condition Ruins
Public access Yes
Website Mdoukha Village Website

Mdoukha is a village and municipality situated 72 kilometres (45 mi) east of Beirut in the Rashaya District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.[1][2] The village's population is Sunni.[3]

Jebel Kassir Roman temple

There are the ruins of a Roman temple in the village called Jebel Kassir that is included in a group of Temples of Mount Hermon.[4] Julien Aliquot suggested the site was a high place and that it drew and audience from the village in ancient antiquity.[5]

References

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  4. ↑ Tallon, Maurice., “Sanctuaires et itinéraires romains du. Chouf et du sud de la Béqa,” Mélanges de l'université Saint Joseph 43, pp. 233-50, 1967.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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