Aaqbe (), also spelled Akbeh, Aqbe, Akbe, Aaqabet, el-Aaqbe, Akraba, Aaqabet Rashaya or Akabe, is a village and municipality situated west of Rashaya in the Rashaya District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.
Roman temple The village contains the vestiges of a Roman temple, one of Mount Hermon group of temples . The temple is situated on a hill with a commanding view of Mount Hermon. George F. Taylor classified it as an Antae temple of a rugged design that lacked decoration. He noted that the doorway of the temple does not face the summit; it aligns instead to a northerly area of the mountain that is covered by a ridge. The temple featured a niche that may have housed a cult statue of which only the framing columns have survived. Three sections of the east antae pillar were also still in place.
References
Bibliography
External links Aaqabet, Localiban
Photos of Roman temples in the Rashaya area on the American University of Beirut website Roman Temples on discoverlebanon.com 3D Google Earth map of En Nebi Safa on www.gmap3d.com Aaqabet Rashaya on wikimapia Aaqabet Rashaya on wikimapia