Haouch Tall Safiyeh
Village in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon
Haouch Tall Safiyeh حوش تل صفية | |
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Village | |
34°01′30″N 36°08′23″E / 34.02500°N 36.13972°E / 34.02500; 36.13972 | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate |
District | Baalbek District |
Area | |
• Total | 1.95 sq mi (5.05 km2) |
Elevation | 3,363 ft (1,025 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
حوش تل صفية | |
Location | 3km southwest of Yaate near Baalbek |
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Region | Bekaa Valley |
Type | Tell |
History | |
Cultures | Neolithic |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1933, 1954, 1957, 1966 |
Archaeologists | A. Jirku, A. Kuschke, Lorraine Copeland |
Condition | Ruins |
Public access | Yes |
Haouch Tall Safiyeh or Haouch Tal Safiya (حوش تل صفية) is a village and an archaeological site 3 km southwest of Yaate near Baalbek in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate. It dates at least to the Neolithic period.[1] The village is mostly Shiite, with 499 Shiite voters, 171 Maronites and 14 Sunnis.[2]
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Haush Tell Safiyeh as a Metawileh village in the Baalbek area.[3]
References
- ^ Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut; Lebanon) (1969). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, p.82. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "Haouch Tall Safiyeh | Drupal". www.libandata.org. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ Robinson, Edward; Smith, Eli (1841). Biblical researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea : a journal of travels in the year 1838. Robarts - University of Toronto. Boston : Crocker. p. 145.
Bibliography
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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