Kaukaba

Kaukaba
كوكبا
Kawkaba
Municipality
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 / 33.39556°N 35.63833°E / 33.39556; 35.63833
Grid position140/162 L
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictHasbaya District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961
Kaukaba
كوكبا
Location5 miles from Rashaya, Lebanon
TypeRock Shelter
Part ofSettlement
History
MaterialLimestone
Foundedc. 8200-6200 BC
PeriodsPPNB, Neolithic
Site notes
Excavation dates1957, 1964
ArchaeologistsP. Billaux, F. Skeels, L. Skeels
Conditionruins
Public accessYes

Kaukaba, Kaukabet El-Arab or Kaukaba Station is a municipality in the Hasbaya District in the Nabatieh Governorate in southern Lebanon.