This tower stands in the village of Sergibleh on the Jebel Halaqa and was a form of high-density accommodation in late antiquity as well as a place of refuge for villagers at a time of attack.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
May 1997
Contributor
Emma Loosley
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
unless otherwise indicated
Type
Architecture
Tags
Architecture, Jebel Halaqa, Late Antique, Limestone Massif, Sergibleh, Syria, Tower
Collection
The Limestone Massif of North-Western Syria
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Sergibleh Tower,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed November 21, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/303.