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State of preservation/which parts were uncovered:
Two churches located within the ancient settlement have been suggested to have belonged to monasteries. Neither of these has been excavated. Of the northwestern church, identified by Mader as a monastery, no trace remains. In the central church, identified by Ovadia as belonging to a monastery, some remains were found although most of the structure was dismantled.
Illustrative material:
Monastery church:
Church type | Diakonikon | Link to church section | Church location |
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basilical |
General outline:
The church and adjacent structures were dismantled in the 1940's and no trace remains of the proposed monastery.
Century:
Early Christian / Byzantine
General outline:
The monastery was probably abandoned in the Early Islamic period.
Dating material:
Suggested
Century:
7th-8th c.