Kaukaba
Kaukaba, Kaukabet El-Arab or Kaukaba Station is a village in the Hasbaya District in the Nabatiye Governorate in southern Lebanon.
Kaukaba
كوكبا Kawkaba | |
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Village | |
The bridge over Litani River by Kaukaba, by van de Velde, in 1851 | |
Kaukaba Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°23′44″N 35°38′18″E | |
| Grid position | 140/162 L |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Hasbaya District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
كوكبا | |
| Location | 5 miles from Rashaya, Lebanon |
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| Type | Rock Shelter |
| Part of | Settlement |
| History | |
| Material | Limestone |
| Founded | c. 8200-6200 BC |
| Periods | PPNB, Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1957, 1964 |
| Archaeologists | P. Billaux, F. Skeels, L. Skeels |
| Condition | ruins |
| Public access | Yes |
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