Haouch Tall Safiyeh Explained

Official Name:Haouch Tall Safiyeh
Native Name:حوش تل صفية
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Baalbek District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:5.05
Population Total:2,000
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:34.025°N 36.1397°W
Elevation M:1,025
Tell Safiyeh
Native Name:حوش تل صفية
Region:Bekaa Valley
Type:Tell
Cultures:Neolithic
Excavations: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]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut. Lebanon). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, p.82. 25 March 2011. 1969. Impr. catholique.
  2. Web site: Haouch Tall Safiyeh Drupal . 2023-03-14 . www.libandata.org.
  3. Book: Robinson, Edward . Biblical researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea : a journal of travels in the year 1838 . Smith . Eli . 1841 . Boston : Crocker . Robarts - University of Toronto . 145.