- See Tira for other sites with similar names.
At-Tiri
الطيري | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  At-Tiri Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°08′N 35°24′E / 33.133°N 35.400°E | |
| Grid position | 187/282 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Bint Jbeil District |
| Elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
| Alternative name | Et Taire, Et Taireh, At Tireh |
|---|---|
| Location | north of Ain Ebel, Lebanon |
| History | |
| Periods | Heavy Neolithic |
| Cultures | Qaraoun culture |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1908 |
| Archaeologists | Paul Bovier-Lapierre, Henri Fleisch, Karge |
| Public access | Unknown |
At-Tiri (Arabic: الطيري)[1] is a municipality located in the Caza of Bint Jbeil in the Nabatieh Governorate in Lebanon. It is also the location of two pre-historic archaeological sites.[2]
- ^ Meaning “The fortress”, according to Palmer 1881, p. 97
- ^ L. Copeland; P. Wescombe (1966). Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon, p. 53. Impr. Catholique. Retrieved 29 August 2011.