Place:Arqa, North Lebanon, Lebanon

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NameArqa
Alt namesArkitesource: Wikipedia
Irqatasource: Wikipedia
TypeCity
Located inNorth Lebanon, Lebanon


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Arqa is a Lebanese village near Miniara in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, 22 km northeast of Tripoli, near the coast.

The town was a notable city-state during the Iron Age. The city of Irqata sent 10,000 soldiers to the coalition against the Assyrian king in the Battle of Qarqar. The former bishopric became a double Catholic titular see (Latin and Maronite). The Roman Emperor Alexander Severus was born there. It is significant for the Tell Arqa, an archaeological site that goes back to Neolithic times, and during the Crusades there was a strategically significant castle.

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