Vertical tabsMonastery name, type, categorySite Name: Khirbet 'Ain-Umm-al-Azam (Mevo Ḥamma)Monastery name: Monastery (?)Monastery category: Former fortress LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 211,636.001,238,977.00 Coordinates, ICS system: 261,639.00738,977.00 Geographical region: Golan HeightsProvincial affiliation: Palaestina IIBishopric: SusitaTopographical location: 1.2 km north of Mevo Hama, on the site of a Syrian military post, not far from the spring of Ain Umm al-'Azam and the main road. Distance from Roman roads: Next to the road. Source of knowledgeEpigraphyArchaeological remainsExcavated siteExcavators: NameDate Eisenberg and Azband2010's Abbreviation for Journals and SeriesState of certainty: Uncertain / Questionable General descriptionState of preservation/which parts were uncovered: Basalt built, constructed over the site of a former small Roman fort (15 x 20 m) that was converted to a monastery or a farm. Includes a chapel paved with a mosaic floor of geometric patterns and a Syriac inscription found in the narthex. An oven, 1.8 m in diameter, was uncovered as well. Illustrative material: Illustrative_material General descriptionBaking oven: An oven 1.8m in diameter. Small finds Detailed descriptionStructureMaterials applied (walls): Basalt ComponentsMonastery church: Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location single naveGround floor Baking oven Architectural evolutionPhase 1 Abandonment Phase dateCentury: 6th c. Phase dateCentury: Unknown
