Temnin el-Foka
Temnin el-Foka تمنين الفوقا | |
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Temnine el-Faouqa, Lebanon, center of village | |
Temnin el-Foka Location in Lebanon | |
Coordinates: 33°54′N 35°59′E / 33.900°N 35.983°ECoordinates: 33°54′N 35°59′E / 33.900°N 35.983°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
District | Baalbek District |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
History | |
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Cultures | Roman |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruins |
Public access | Yes |
Temnin el-Foka (Arabic: تمنين الفوقا) is a village in Baalbek District in Lebanon.
History
Temnin el-Foka has a nymphaeum.[1] It is close to the spring of Ain el-Jobb.[2]
The nymphaeum is an arched watercourse built of large stones that has been constructed 4 metres (13 ft) deep into a hill. It leads to a cistern underground. A gulley has formed at the outflow, where a boundary pillar is carved with the image of a goddess. It resembles a similar cippus at Kafr Zabad.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Brenda Longfellow (21 October 2010). Roman Imperialism and Civic Patronage: Form, Meaning and Ideology in Monumental Fountain Complexes. Cambridge University Press. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-0-521-19493-8. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- 1 2 George Taylor (1967). The Roman temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide. Dar el-Machreq Publishers. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
Roman nymphaeum
- Roman nymphaeum
External links
- Temnine El Faouqa, Localiban
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