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Bani Haiyyan

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Bani Haiyyan
بني حيان
Municipality
Map showing the location of Bani Haiyyan within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Bani Haiyyan within Lebanon
Bani Haiyyan
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°14′35″N 35°29′15″E / 33.24306°N 35.48750°E / 33.24306; 35.48750
Grid position193/294 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictMarjayoun District
Elevation
505 m (1,657 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

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

Name

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

History

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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]

Demographics

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In 2014 Muslims made up 99.49% of registered voters in Bani Haiyyan. 98.84% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 19
  2. ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 268, as cited in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 114
  3. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 87
  4. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/مرجعيون/بني-حيان/المذاهب/

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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