شحيم | |
  Shown within Lebanon | |
| Location | Lebanon |
|---|---|
| Region | Mount Lebanon Governorate, Chouf District |
| Coordinates | 33°37′28″N 35°29′06″E / 33.6244°N 35.4850°E |
| Type | City, town |
| Part of | Iqlim El-Kharrub |
| Area | 8.54 km² |
| Height | 500–900 metres |
| History | |
| Cultures | Roman |
| Associated with | Hamdan, Hajjar, Abdallah, Khatib, Chaaban, Fawaz, Dahrouj, Hajj-Chehade, Younes, Mrad, Daher, Oueidat, Moallem, Saab, El-Halabi, Trawi |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Developing town |
Shhiim (Arabic: شحيم) (IPA: ʃħiːm) alternatively written as Shheem or Chhim/Chehim is a town in Lebanon which is located 40 kilometres south-east of Beirut.
The largest Sunni Muslim town in the Chouf region, Shhiim has a population of approximately 49,000 and is considered a city by some accounts. Situated on four mountains, the town is often regarded as the capital of the Iqlim el-Kharrub, which is the coastal part of the Chouf.
The town is notable for a very well-preserved archaeological site located there, including a Roman sanctuary, a Christian basilica, residential structures, and oil presses.[1]
- ^ Waliszewski, Tomasz; Wicenciak, Urszula (2015-11-01). "Chhim, Lebanon: A Roman and Late Antique Village in the Sidon Hinterland". Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies. 3 (4): 372–395. doi:10.5325/jeasmedarcherstu.3.4.0372. ISSN 2166-3548.