Vertical tabsMonastery name, type, categorySite Name: Alali el-Benat; Alali el-Bint; Alali el-BanatMonastery name: HermitageMonastery type: Hermitage/hermitagesMonastery category: Isolated in the countryside LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 23,290.0064,870.00 Coordinates, ICS system: 18,290.0014,870.00 Geographical region: Samaria Desert FringesProvincial affiliation: Palaestina IBishopric: JerusalemTopographical location: Steep slopeSoils: Rocky limestoneDistance from nearest bishop-seat: 18 km (Jericho)Distance from Roman roads: ca. 2 km from the road connecting the hill country of Samaria with Jericho. Source of knowledgeArchaeological remainsSurveyed siteSurveyors: NameDate Conder and Kitchener1871-1877 Bar-Adon1967-1968 Bibliograpy: Conder, C. R. and Kitchener, H. H., 1882395 Hirschfeld, Y., 199056 Magen, Y. and Finkelstein, I., 1993309 Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D., 2012248 Abbreviation for Journals and SeriesState of certainty: Archaeologicaly definitive General descriptionGeneral descriptionPaths: A stone-cut staircase leads to the cave. Cave/s: A hermit's cave (7 x 5.2 m) located some 250 m northeast of Kh. el-Kiliya. The cave is accessed by a rock cut staircase. From the main part of the cave, a tunnel leads to a second space (1.5 x 1 m) containing rock cut benches, a small basin and two windows. Water installations: Three plastered cisterns located within the cave. Small finds Detailed descriptionDimensions: Size class Small ComponentsMonastery church: Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location No traces Dwelling type: caves Architectural evolutionPhase 1 Abandonment General outline: The hermitage may have been connected with the monastery at Kh. el-Kilya.Dating material: Based on the foundation of Kh. el-Kilya. Phase dateCentury: 5th-6th c. Phase dateCentury: 7th c?Within century: First half
