The church of Kharab Shams was built in the C4th and is generally well preserved, however it was altered in the early Islamic period when the apse area was turned into a small fortress. Today the small settlement is completely abandoned except by shepherds and goatherds who use the wells around the site.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
May 1997
Contributor
Emma Loosley
Rights
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Related Resources
Emma Loosley, The Architecture and Liturgy of the Bema in Fourth- to-Sixth-Century Syrian Churches, TSEC 1, Brill, 2012 http://www.brill.com/architecture-and-liturgy-bema-fourth-sixth-century-syrian-churches
Type
Architecture
Tags
Architecture, Bema, C4th, Church, Early Islamic, Fortress, Jebel Seman, Kharab Shams, Limestone Massif, Syria
Collection
The Limestone Massif of North-Western Syria
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Kharab Shams,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed April 26, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/170.