The narrow rock defile north of Maaloula is called by the local inhabitants the siq and (not entirely seriously) compared with the defile at Petra in Jordan. This part of the town and the high ground above and around the town was used for Roman and Late Antique burials.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
1st December 1992 to 1st January 1970
Contributor
Cherryl & Richmond Hunt
Emma Loosley
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
unless otherwise indicated
Type
Landscape
Tags
Grave, Landscape, Maaloula, Qalamoun, Siq, Syria, Tomb
Collection
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Defile north of Maaloula that was used for early Christian burials,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed April 20, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/401.