Hadath, Mount Lebanon
Appearance
Hadat
الحدث | |
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Coordinates: 33°50′06″N 35°32′10″E / 33.835°N 35.536°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
District | Baabda |
Area | |
• Total | 1,563 ha (3,862 acres) |
Elevation | 1,250 m (4,100 ft) |
Location | 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south southeast of Beirut, Lebanon |
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Region | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
Coordinates | 33°51′02″N 35°31′40″E / 33.850518°N 35.527864°E |
History | |
Periods | Heavy Neolithic, Neolithic |
Cultures | Qaraoun culture |
Site notes | |
Archaeologists | Auguste Bergy |
Condition | built up |
Public access | Yes |
Hadath (Arabic: الحدت) is a municipality in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It borders the southern periphery of the Lebanese capital Beirut and is considered part of its metropolitan area.
The place includes a Heavy Neolithic archaeological site approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south southeast of Beirut, on the road to Sidon.[1][2] It was discovered and a collection made by Auguste Bergy from a spur near a ravine south of the last houses in the village. Heavy Neolithic material of the Qaraoun culture was found of an atypical variety with large, rough flakes including picks, choppers and cores. Some examples showed evidence of burin impacts and twisted forms. The area is now built up.[1]
Notable residents
[edit]- Hassan al-Laqqis, former Hezbollah member
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lorraine Copeland; P. Wescombe (1965). Inventory of Stone-Age sites in Lebanon, p. 88 &89. Imprimerie Catholique. Retrieved 21 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Leila Tarazi Fawaz (6 February 1995). An Occasion for War: Civil Conflict in Lebanon and Damascus in 1860. University of California Press. pp. 184–. ISBN 978-0-520-20086-9. Retrieved 5 September 2012.