Haouch Tall Safiyeh

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]

Haouch Tall Safiyeh حوش تل صفية
Village
Haouch Tall Safiyeh Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°01′30″N 36°08′23″E
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

Tell Safiyeh

حوش تل صفية
Location	3km southwest of Yaate near Baalbek
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

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Haush Tell Safiyeh as a Metawileh village in the Baalbek area.^[3]