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Church, Al Bara![](https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/files/square_thumbnails/adb2f0d633c357d9f278f494cf7702ae.jpg)
This C6th church is unusual for having a nave that is almost transverse. Although this type of floorpan is a known element of churches in the Tur Abdin region of south eastern Turkey, it is very unusual to find this design this far south.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Al Bara, Architecture, C6th, Church, Jebel Zawiyeh, Limestone Massif, Syria, Tur Abdin, Turkey
Pyramid tomb, Al Bara![](https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/files/square_thumbnails/d0a66d9049920ac97b87553c02abecb7.jpg)
Al Bara is a modern town located besides the ruins of a substantial late antique settlement in Idlib province. It is particularly well-known for its distinctive pyramidal-roofed mausoleum.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Al Bara, Architecture, Jebel Zawiyeh, Late Antique, Limestone Massif, Mausoleum, Pyramid, Syria
Al Bara![](https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/files/square_thumbnails/5a1c78b4d1c8c9a5bb21be3722acbc9a.jpg)
Al Bara is the largest settlement on Jebel Zawiyeh and is famous with visitors because of its distinctive pyramidal-roofed mausolea. It has five churches and one small church with a narthex and short nave is included amongst these pictures.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Al Bara, Architecture, Church, Jebel Zawiyeh, Limestone Massif, Mausoleum, Pyramid, Syria, Tomb