Kamed al lawz

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Kamed Al Lawz (كامد اللوز)
Administration
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Bekaa Governorate
District	West Bekaa

Kamed El-Loz,is located in west bekaa , lebanon . Known as Kumidi of El Amarna documents .

This town was the site of major German archaeological excavations between 1963 and 1981. One of the most important sites in Lebanon, dating back to the Chalcolithic period (4,000 BC), the excavations have now been covered over. Nonetheless, archaeologists found and recorded many spectacular buildings, which are very important to the history of the region. Numerous urban structures such as defense systems, temples, palaces, private dwellings, workshops and cemeteries were uncovered. Archaeologists also found everyday objects such as pottery, as well as jewelry and other luxury items. Probably the most important finds were documents written on clay tablets. The village of Kamed el-Loz lies on top of settlements built in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman periods. South of the village we find a necropolis or burial place that also dates to this era. Just outside Kamed-El-Loz is a large Umayyad quarry visible from the road. Rock-cut tombs can be seen here, as well as Aramaic inscriptions. The quarry provided stones for the 8th century City of Anjar and was worked by Nestorian Christians from Iraq who were brought to the Beqaa for this purpose.

البعد عن بيروت: 70 كلم

عدد الناخبين (1998): 3644

تقع بلدة كامد اللوز في سهل البقاع و تحديدا في الناحية الشرقية منه ويحدها من الشمال بلدة السلطان يعقوب و من الجنوب بلدة البيري و من الشرق بلدة عزة و نبع الفالوج كما تتصل أراضيها بعدة قرى كعيتا الفخار و لالا و بعلول و غيرها و تعتبر هذه البلدة المعبر الأساسي بين البقاع الغربي و راشيا

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