Qasr Chbib is a complex of two

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s situated a few hundred meters from the summit of

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. Officially in the

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shows the ruins to be in the

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of the

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. Both of the sanctuaries have northern walls that were carved out of solid bedrock. The western temple has an area at the back in place of an

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that was also hewn out of the rock escarpment.

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suggested that this design was employed to bring the temples ''"closer to the gods"''.

References

External links

Rashaya seen from the summit of Mount Hermon on padpal.coQasr Chbib on geographic.org
* ttp://www.discoverlebanon.com/en/panoramic_views/roman-temples-lebanon.php Roman Temples on discoverlebanon.combr>Qasr Chbib on itouchmap.com3D map of Qasr Chbib on gmap3d.comQasr Chbib on mapatlas.org
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