Vertical tabsMonastery name, type, categorySite Name: QattarMonastery name: MonasteryMonastery type: CenobiumMonastery category: Desert LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 24,930.0064,561.00 Coordinates, ICS system: 19,930.0014,561.00 Geographical region: Southern Jordan ValleyProvincial affiliation: Palaestina IBishopric: Regio JerichoTopographical location: Level ground on the edge of a cliff overlooking the lower Jordan valleyDistance from nearest bishop-seat: ca. 9 km (Jericho)Distance from nearest settlement: ca. 9 km (Jericho)Distance from Roman roads: ca. 7 km from the Jordan valley road. Source of knowledgeArchaeological remainsSurveyed siteSurveyors: NameDate Van Kasteren1890 Féderlin 1904 Bar-Adon1967-68 Bibliograpy: van Kasteren, J. P., 1890111-12 Federlin, L., 19047-10 Avi-Yonah, M., 193437 Bar-Adon, P., 1972112 Hirschfeld, Y., 199050 Tsafrir, Y., Di Segni, L. and Green, J., 1994208 Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D., 2012248 Abbreviation for Journals and SeriesState of certainty: Archaeologicaly definitive General descriptionState of preservation/which parts were uncovered: The site was surveyed in the early twentieth century and then again in the 1960's when structures were still visible, including a plastered stone structure, a reservoir and a round pool. Today the site is completely destroyed. General descriptionWater installations: A reseroir with a double vault was reported by Féderlin. A round pool was reported by Bar-Adon. Small findsSmall finds: CategoryDescription PotteryA few fragments of Byzantine pottery OtherA few segments of colorful mosaics Detailed descriptionComponentsMonastery church: Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location No traces Water installations: Cisterns Architectural evolutionPhase 1 Abandonment Phase dateCentury: Early Christian / Byzantine Phase dateCentury: Unknown
