THE RUINS OF MAQAM RABB

Before arriving in Qoubayat, take the direction of Menjez (5 km from the main road linking Halba and Qobayat). In the area of Beit Jaalouk, a few kilometres from the Syrian border, lies for the old stone fans the ruins of the Roman temple Maqam Rabb. Its particularity is that it is constructed in basalt. Date of the first century of the Christian era. Cella, adyton crypt and many fragments of columns are still visible. On a statue basis, there is a clear distinction between inscriptions in Greek. Undoubtedly in the honour of Nemesis, goddess of fortune. During the Byzantine era, the temple was transformed into a church. Below the temple, there are also water pipes from Roman times.