Bani Haiyyan

Village in Nabatieh Governorate

Bani Haiyyan

بني حيان

Village

Bani Haiyyan

Location within Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°14′35″N 35°29′15″E﻿ / ﻿33.24306°N 35.48750°E﻿ / 33.24306; 35.48750Coordinates: 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[edit]

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

## History[edit]

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[edit]

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

## Bibliography[edit]

* 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.

## External links[edit]

* Bani Haiyane, Localiban
* Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons

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Marjeyoun District, Nabatieh Governorate

Capital|

Marjeyoun

Towns and villages|

* Adaisseh
* Aadchit
* Alman
* Bani Haiyyan
* Blat
* Blida
* Deir Mimas
* Deir Siriane
* Dibbine
* Hula
* Ibl al-Saqi
* Kafr Kila
* Khiam
* Majdel Selm
* Markaba
* Meiss Ej Jabal
* Muhajbib
* Qabrikha
* Qantara
* Qlaiaa
* Qoussair
* Rab El Thalathine
* Talloussa
* Tayibe

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