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(1200m - 64km from Beirut)
The temple, found at the upper part of the village, has been partly
restored and is notable for the monumental staircase at the
eastside. This is one of the Lebanese temples that has pilasters
along the external walls.
The brightly minaret of the village mosque appears through the stark
columns of the Roman Temple in another picturesque display of modern and
ancient coexistence.
The top of the hill is full of cisterns, tanks, platforms, rooms and
steps, all hewn from solid rock from Greco-Roman times or earlier.
This solid-looking temple structure was used as a fortress long after
Roman days. A Latin inscription can be seen inside although it is
impossible to read. About a 100m before the temple and a little to
the southeast are two circular high places of ancient Semitic worship.
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