Ain Aata

Ain Aata, Ain Ata, 'Ain 'Ata or Ayn Aata is a village and municipality situated southwest of Rashaya, south-east of Beirut, in the Rashaya District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.
The name is thought to mean 'gift spring'. There is a remarkably cold spring in the area.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted 'Ain 'Ata's population as being Druze and "Greek" Christians. By 2014, Druze residents made up 88.52% of the 1,795 registered voters, with almost all the remainder being Lebanese [Greek Orthodox Christians|Greek Orthodox Christians].

Roman temple

Recent epigraphic surveys have confirmed the ruins of a Roman temple and cult site in the village that are included in the group of Temples of Mount Hermon.