Riyaq
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For the fictional character in Stargate: SG1 named Rya'c, see List of Stargate SG-1 characters § Minor characters.
Rayaq - Haouch Hala (Arabic: رياق), also romanized Rayak, is a Lebanese town in the Beqaa Governorate near the city of Zahlé. In the early 20th century and up to 1975 and the 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, and Aleppo. It now has an air base and a hospital. Rayak Air Base was bombed by the Israeli Air Force during the 2006 Lebanon War. The landing strip was severely damaged as a result.[1]
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Location | 500 metres (0.31 mi) north of Rayaq, Lebanon |
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Coordinates | 33.850°N 36.017°E / 33.850; 36.017 |
Type | Surface site |
History | |
Material | Alluvial soil |
Periods | Shepherd Neolithic |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1965 |
Archaeologists | Lorraine Copeland, Frank Skeels |
Public access | Yes |
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