Vertical tabsMonastery name, type, categorySite Name: Khirbet Deir es-SiddMonastery name: Monastery (?)Monastery type: CenobiumMonastery category: Isolated in the countryside LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 22,620.0063,535.00 Coordinates, ICS system: 17,620.0013,535.00 Geographical region: Judean Desert fringesProvincial affiliation: Palaestina IBishopric: JerusalemSoils: Rocky limestoneDistance from nearest bishop-seat: 5 km (Jerusalem)Distance from Roman roads: ca. 2 km north of the road connecting Jerusalem with Jericho. Source of knowledgeArchaeological remainsSurveyed siteSurveyors: NameDate Robinson and Smith1838 Conder and Kitchener1871-1877 Magen and Finkelstein1993 Kloner2001 Excavated siteExcavators: NameDate Biran1983 Bibliograpy: Robinson, E. and Smith, E., 1841II: 109 Conder, C. R. and Kitchener, H. H., 188392 Press, I., 1946-1955II: 298 Biran, A., 1985211 (English summary 72*) Magen, Y. and Finkelstein, I., 1993379 Tsafrir, Y., Di Segni, L. and Green, J., 1994111 Kloner, A., 2001590 Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D., 2012306 Abbreviation for Journals and SeriesDiscussion: In the nineteenth century, Robinson reported remains of a monastery at the site. Apart from some Byzantine pottery, no remains of a monastery have been found. Robinson's report was based on the report of the local population, possibly due to the word "Deir", meaning monastery, in the name of the site.State of certainty: Uncertain / Questionable General descriptionState of preservation/which parts were uncovered: Remains of walls, fragments of columns, caves and cisterns were reported at the site. Small finds Detailed descriptionComponentsMonastery church: Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location No traces Architectural evolutionPhase 1 Abandonment Phase dateCentury: Early Christian / Byzantine Phase dateCentury: Unknown
