Temnin el-Foka
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Temnin el-Foka
تمنين الفوقا | |
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Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
District | Baalbek District |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
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.
- ^ a b George Taylor (1967). The Roman temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide. Dar el-Machreq Publishers. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
Roman nymphaeum
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Roman nymphaeum
External links
- Temnine El Faouqa, Localiban