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Multi-periodSite Name: Nihata Temple of Atargatis Alternative Name: Niha Temple of HadaranesCountry: Lebanon
NOTE: This site is 8.295 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Zahlah Nearest Village: Niha
Latitude: 33.894664N Longitude: 35.962645E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Ancient Temple in Lebanon
Medium Sized Phoenician Temple measuring about 30 Meters by 15 Meters dedicated to the Phoenician Goddess Atargatis in Greek style in East West orientation. Right next to the smaller Hadaranes Temple in Village of Niha, which used to be called Nihata in Antiquity.
There is a small altar in front of the Temple.
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