Bakka, Lebanon

Bakka
بكّا
Beka, Bekka
Village
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictRashaya District
Area
 • Total2.36 sq mi (6.12 km2)
Elevation
4,860 ft (1,480 m)
Aaqbe
Bakka, Lebanon is located in Lebanon
Bakka, Lebanon
Shown within Lebanon
Alternative nameAkbeh, Aqbe, Akbe, Aqbeh
Location85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Beirut
RegionRashaya
Coordinates33°35′36″N 35°55′28″E / 33.593334°N 35.924442°E / 33.593334; 35.924442
History
CulturesRoman
Site notes
ConditionRuins
Public accessYes

Bakka, Bekka or Beka (Arabic: بكّا) is a village and municipality situated 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Beirut in the Rashaya District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.[1][2] The population of the village is Sunni.[3]

  1. ^ Daniel M. Krencker; Willy Zschietzschmann (1938). Römische Tempel in Syrien: nach Aufnahmen und Untersuchungen von Mitgliedern der Deutschen Baalbekexpedition 1901-1904, pp. 205-269 & pl, 83-116, Otto Puchstein, Bruno Schulz, Daniel Krencker. W. de Gruyter & Co. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. ^ Ted Kaizer (2008). The Variety of Local Religious Life in the Near East In the Hellenistic and Roman Periods. BRILL. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-90-04-16735-3. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  3. ^ "The Monthly - issue 91" (PDF). localiban. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

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