| Haret ech Cheikh | |
| Native Name Lang: | ara |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of Jdeideh within Lebanon |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Lebanon |
| Coordinates: | 33.9572°N 35.6561°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Matn District |
| Leader Title: | Time Zone |
| Leader Name: | GMT +2 (UTC) |
| Leader Title1: | - Summer (DST) |
| Leader Name1: | +3 (UTC) |
| Leader Title2: | Area Code(s) |
| Leader Name2: | (+961) 1 |
| Leader Title3: | Zip Code |
| Area Total Km2: | 6 |
| Elevation Min M: | 0 |
| Elevation Max M: | 50 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | +961 |
Haret ech Cheikh (also Haret-Ech-Cheikh), is a municipality in the Matn District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate near Bouchriyeh.[1]
The archaeological site at Haret Ech Cheikh is east of the road between Dekwaneh and Jdeideh, about 50m (160feet) above sea level, on the top of a wooded hill. It was discovered by Paul Bovier-Lapierre and Raoul Describes who suggested it may be a high place.[2] [3] The hilltop has several outcrops of sandstone slabs suggested to be megalithic building foundation or enclosure. The suggested foundations have big stones at the corners that were not securely determined to be prehistoric.[1] Materials collected from the site were Neolithic or Chalcolithic in form and was possibly mixed with that of the adjacent site of Ain Cheikh. Lorraine Copeland and Peter Wescombe collected some fresh, unpatinated flint tools from a position west of the hilltop enclosure where a large amount of factory waste was also found. All material is in the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory, marked with the label "Ain Cheikh". A grandiose villa dominates land covering part of the hill.[1]