Qasr Chbib
Qasr Chbib is a complex of two Roman temples situated a few hundred meters from the summit of Mount Hermon. Officially in the Quneitra District of Syria, web mapping shows the ruins to be in the Hasbaya District of the Nabatieh Governorate in Lebanon.- Type: Ruin
- Description: Roman temples
- Also known as: “Qasr Chbîb”, “Qasr Shabib”, and “Qaşr Shabīb”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Hermon.
Mount Hermon
Peak
Photo: Amit Moscovich, Public domain.
The Golan Heights is a rocky plateau at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, and straddles the borders of Syria and Israel. Israel holds about two-thirds of the territory, while Syria holds the other third.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ain Aata and Ain Harcha.
Ain Aata
Village
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Ain Aata, Ain Ata, 'Ain 'Ata or Ayn Aata is a village and municipality situated southwest of Rashaya, 99 kilometres south-east of Beirut, in the Rashaya District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. Ain Aata is situated 7 km west of Qasr Chbib.
Ain Harcha
Village
Ain Harcha is a village situated in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. It is located east of Mount Hermon close to the Syrian border south of Dahr El Ahmar. Ain Harcha is situated 8 km northwest of Qasr Chbib.
Bakifa
Village
Bakifa, is a local authority situated in Rashaya District, Lebanon. Bakifa is situated 9 km north of Qasr Chbib.
Qasr Chbib
- Categories: ruins, archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Qasr Chbib” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر جبيب”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Qasr Chbib”
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