Haouch Tall Safiyeh

Haouch Tall Safiyeh (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.[1]

Haouch Tall Safiyeh
حوش تل صفية
Village
Haouch Tall Safiyeh
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°01′30″N 36°08′23″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBaalbek-Hermel Governorate
DistrictBaalbek District
Elevation
3,363 ft (1,025 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)+3
Tell Safiyeh
حوش تل صفية
Location3km southwest of Yaate near Baalbek
RegionBekaa Valley
TypeTell
History
CulturesNeolithic
Site notes
Excavation dates1933, 1954, 1957, 1966
ArchaeologistsA. Jirku, A. Kuschke, Lorraine Copeland
ConditionRuins
Public accessYes

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Haush Tell Safiyeh as a Metawileh village in the Baalbek area.[2]

References

  1. Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut; Lebanon) (1969). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, p.82. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 145

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