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Ghonthur
Ghonthur is a hamlet in the Syrian desert between Homs and Palmyra that still preserves some of the mud brick "beehive houses" that were historically the indigenous domestic architecture of the region.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Architecture, Desert, Ghonthur, Syria
Hammam Abu Rabah
Hammam Abu Rabah gets its name because sulphurous steam rises from underground at the site and rooms have been built to harness this steam for use as a sauna. To the west of the "baths" is a substantial medieval ruin, possibly of a Khan/Caravanserai.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Architecture, Bath, Caravanserai, Desert, Khan, Medieval, Syria
Views looking east from Deir Mar Musa
Views looking eastwards from the central courtyard of Deir Mar Musa over the desert.
Type: Landscape
Tags: An Nabk, Deir Mar Musa, Desert, Landscape, Mar Musa al-Habashi, Syria
View over Qaryatayn looking east from the neighbouring hills
This view eastwards over Qaryatayn shows the wadi (seasonal watercourse) in the foreground with Dayr Mar Elian in the middle and the modern settlement in the background. The pictures face eastwards in the direction of Palmyra.
Type: Landscape
Tags: Dayr Mar Elian, Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project, Desert, Landscape, Mar Elian, Mar Elian esh-Sharqi, Monastery, Qaryatayn, Syria
Davit Gareja
Davit Gareja is the name given to a complex of monasteries in the semi-desert on the Georgian-Azeri border. It refers specifically to the largest and most important of the monasteries, the Lavra, which has been re-established since the fall of communism. The Lavra dates from the C6th onwards and is associated with Davit Garejeli who is considered the most important (and possibly the leader of) the Thirteen (As)Syrian Fathers.
Type: Architecture
Tags: (As)Syrian Fathers, Architecture, C6th, Davit Gareja, Desert, Georgia, Kakheti, Lavra, Monastery, Thirteen (As)Syrian Fathers