Dakoue

---

title: "Dakoue" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-western-beqaa-district", "heavy-neolithic-sites", "neolithic-settlements", "archaeological-sites-in-lebanon", "tourist-attractions-in-lebanon", "ancient-roman-temples", "roman-sites-in-lebanon"] topic_path: "philosophy" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakoue" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
official_name	Dakoue
other_name	Dakoueh, Dekweh
settlement_type	Village
dot_x
pushpin_map
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Lebanon
subdivision_type1	Governorate
subdivision_name1	Beqaa Governorate
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Western Beqaa District
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Raymond al-Ghajar
leader_title1
established_title
established_title2
established_title3
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
population_as_of	2004
population_total	800
population_blank1_title	Ethnicities
population_blank2_title	Religions
elevation_footnotes
::

|official_name = Dakoue |other_name = Dakoueh, Dekweh |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_map_caption = |coordinates = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Lebanon |subdivision_type1 = Governorate |subdivision_name1 = Beqaa Governorate |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Western Beqaa District |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Raymond al-Ghajar |leader_title1 =
|leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title =
|established_date = |established_title2 =
|established_date2 = |established_title3 =
|established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2004 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 800 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |name = Dakoue |native_name = |alternate_name = |image = |alt = |caption = |map_type = Lebanon |map_alt = |map_size = |location = 3 km southwest of Mejdel Anjar, Lebanon |region = |coordinates = |type = |part_of = |length = |width = |area = |height = |builder = |material = |built = |abandoned = |epochs = Heavy Neolithic, Neolithic, Roman |cultures = Qaraoun culture |dependency_of = |occupants = |event = |excavations = |archaeologists = |condition = |ownership = |management = |public_access = Unknown |website = |notes = Dakoue (also spelled Dakoueh, or Dekweh) is a village located 3 km southwest of Mejdel Anjar, Lebanon. It is predominantly inhabited by shepherds and farmers.

Heavy Neolithic site of the Qaraoun culture

There is a Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture located 700 m northwest of the village where plentiful Heavy Neolithic flint adzes, axes, debitage and waste material were found along with large amounts of Paleolithic materials.

Roman temple

Behind the village there are the ruins of a Roman temple that still retains a central courtyard and a front colonnade composed of three columns. The temple was converted into a church and a chapel can be accessed via an opening in the west wall. There is a path leading from the temple to an ancient graveyard with tombs and sarcophagi. George Taylor noted the temple was aligned to the south west and classified it as a Prostylos temple. He noted that the decoration of the window, cornice and capital displayed a design unique in Lebanon.

References

References

2. (1 June 2011). "Liban". Petit Futé.
3. (17 July 2012). "Liban 2012 (avec cartes, photos + avis des lecteurs)". Petit Futé.
4. Moore, A.M.T.. (1978). "The Neolithic of the Levant". Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis.
5. (1966). "Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon". Impr. Catholique.
6. George Taylor. (1971). "The Roman temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide. Les temples romains au Liban; guide illustré". Dar el-Machreq Publishers.

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::