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Rayaq

Rayaq - Haouch Hala (Arabic: رياق, romanized: Rayāq), also romanized Rayak, is a Lebanese town in the Beqaa Governorate near the city of Zahlé. In the early 20th century and up to the 1975 outbreak of the civil war, it was Lebanon's most important railway center, where the 1.05-m Beirut–Damascus line met the standard-gauge line north to Baalbek, Homs…

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Location
500 metres (0.31 mi) north of Rayaq, Lebanon
Archaeologists
Lorraine Copeland, Frank Skeels
Excavation dates
1965
Material
Alluvial soil
Periods
Shepherd Neolithic
Public access
Yes

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Edges49
Triples25
Avg. degree1.96
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related to Archaeology · 13
Rayaq → Along, Fleywe, Flint, Frank Skeels, Heavy Neolithic, Henri Fleisch, Levalloiso-Mousterian, Lorraine Copeland, Mousterian, Rayaq North, Serain, Shepherd Neolithic, They
related to External links · 5
Rayaq → Haouch Hala, Lebanon Tourist GuideRiyaq, LocalibanRayak, Riyak, Rolling
Archaeologists · 1
Rayaq → Lorraine Copeland, Frank Skeels
Excavation dates · 1
Rayaq → 1965
Location · 1
Rayaq → 500 metres (0.31 mi) north of Rayaq, Lebanon
Material · 1
Rayaq → Alluvial soil
Periods · 1
Rayaq → Shepherd Neolithic
Public access · 1
Rayaq → Yes
Type · 1
Rayaq → Surface site

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rayak war air french base lebanese railway lebanon neolithic north hala bombed beirut damascus baalbek homs aleppo shepherd important center

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RayaqArchaeologistsLorraine Copeland, Frank Skeels1.00infobox
RayaqExcavation dates19651.00infobox
RayaqLocation500 metres (0.31 mi) north of Rayaq, Lebanon1.00infobox
RayaqMaterialAlluvial soil1.00infobox
RayaqPeriodsShepherd Neolithic1.00infobox
RayaqPublic accessYes1.00infobox
RayaqTypeSurface site1.00infobox
Rayaqrelated to ArchaeologyRayaq North0.60section
Rayaqrelated to ArchaeologyShepherd Neolithic0.60section
Rayaqrelated to ArchaeologyFlint0.60section
Rayaqrelated to ArchaeologyLorraine Copeland0.60section
Rayaqrelated to ArchaeologyFrank Skeels0.60section

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