Mdoukha
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| Mdoukha | |
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| Village | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
| District | Rashaya District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.86 sq mi (15.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,261 ft (994 m) |
 Shown within Lebanon
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| Alternate name | Jebel Kassir |
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| 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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- Mdoukha Village Website
- video of Mdoukha on YouTube
- Mdoukha Stargazing forecast
- Mdoukha on Localiban
- Photos of Roman temples in the Rashaya area on the American University of Beirut website
- Roman Temples on discoverlebanon.com
- Jebel Kassir Roman temple on www.middleeast.com
- Mdoukha on geographic.org
- Bakka municipality on Wikimapia
- Photo of Jebel Kassir Roman Temple on the American University of Beirut website
- Photo of Jebel Kassir Roman Temple on the American University of Beirut website
- Photo of Jebel Kassir Roman Temple on the American University of Beirut website
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- ↑ 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.
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