Flaoui Explained

Official Name:Flaoui
Other Name:Fleywe
Native Name:فلاوي
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Baalbek-Hermel
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Baalbek
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Elevation M:1354
Flaoui
Alternate Name:Fleywe
Map Type:Lebanon
Map Alt:1354m (4,442feet)
Map Size:200
Location:17km (11miles) northwest of Baalbek, Lebanon
Coordinates:34.0833°N 36.05°W
Epochs:Heavy Neolithic, Neolithic
Cultures:Qaraoun culture
Excavations:1965
Archaeologists:Frank Skeels, Lorraine Copeland
Public Access:Yes

Flaoui or Fleywe or Flaoueh (Arabic: فلاوي) is a small village located 17km (11miles) northwest of Baalbek, Lebanon in Baalbek District, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon.[1] It is located near the north–south road that runs from Bodai to Chlifa.[2]

A Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture is located in the area on fielded slopes of a small valley facing the Beqaa valley. It was discovered by Lorraine Copeland and Frank Skeels in 1965 with materials examined by Henri Fleisch. Worked tools were found made from abundant nodules of silicious, grey-yellow limestone. The material suggested to be Heavy Neolithic consisted of massive, rough cores and flakes with another group being found that showed resemblance to an assemblage termed by Fleisch the Micro-Mousterian. The site was under cultivation in 1966.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Thom Sicking. Religion et développement: étude comparée de deux villages libanais. 5 September 2012. 1984. Dar el-Machreq.
  2. Book: L. Copeland. P. Wescombe. Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon, p. 30. 3 March 2011. 1966. Impr. Catholique.