title: Bani Haiyyan
text: # Bani Haiyyan
  
  Bani Haiyyan (Arabic: بني حيان) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in southern Lebanon.
  
  ## Name
  
  According to E. H. Palmer, the name comes from the Arab tribe of Beni Haiyan.
  
  ## History
  
  In 1875 Victor Guérin found here about 100 Metuali inhabitants. He further noted: "All the houses are built of regular stones belonging to ancient buildings, and most of the doors have fine lintels."
  
  In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A small village, built of stone, containing about fifty Metawileh, situated on the side of a hill and surrounded by figs, olives, and arable land. The water supply is from about ten rock-cut cisterns in the village and a birket near."
  
  