Bani Haiyyan

Village in Nabatieh Governorate

Bani Haiyyan بني حيان
Village
33°14′35″N 35°29′15″E / 33.24306°N 35.48750°E / 33.24306; 35.48750
Grid position	193/294 PAL
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Marjeyoun District
Elevation	505 m (1,657 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Bani Haiyyan (Arabic: بني حيان) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in southern Lebanon.

Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name comes from the Arab tribe of Beni Haiyan.^[1]

History

In 1875 Victor Guérin found here about 100 Metuali inhabitants. He further noted: "All the houses are built of regular stones belonging to ancient buildings, and most of the doors have fine lintels."^[2]

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A small village, built of stone, containing about fifty Metawileh, situated on the side of a hill and surrounded by figs, olives, and arable land. The water supply is from about ten rock-cut cisterns in the village and a birket near."^[3]

References

^ Palmer, 1881, p. 19
^ Guérin, 1880, p. 268, as cited in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 114
^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 87

Bibliography

Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.