Nabi Ayla

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Nabi Ayla ({{langx|ar|نبي ايلا}}), is a village located in the Zahlé District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. The village is named after the biblical Elijah, known to the Lebanese as Ayla, and the Mausoleum of Al-Nabi Ayla is attributed to him as well.{{Cite web |date=2014-04-06 |title=الصفحة 10 (19-04-1997) |url=https://addiyar.com/article/695694-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%AD%D8%A9-10-19041997 |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Addiyar}}

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted 'en Neby Elia as a Metawileh village in the Baalbek area.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/144/mode/1up 144]

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  • {{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|author-link1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|author-link2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=Crocker & Brewster|volume=3}}

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