Jouar El Haouz features the remnants of a temple, unknown for the public, located in a private agricultural land at an altitude of 1,300m.
Around the sanctuary are other ancient vestibules: a rock tomb (100 m to the southwest), presses (450 m
to the northeast).
Structure
Opened to the northeast, the temple rests on a massive substructure of two or three layers, without a podium, and built on an artificial terrace which compensates for a significant slope towards the southwest.
No more trace of an adyton in the cella (of which the walls bear no marks) and the paving of the cella has also disappeared.
The density of nature and agriculture surrounding the sanctuary do not reveal the vestiges of a temenos.
Deity
Due to the absence of any inscription, the deity venerated on site is unknown.
Karim Sokhn
Tour Operator & Tour Guide
References:
Soon to be published book: Rome au Liban, un Heritage Imperial, Guillaume Tasle d’Heliand
