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                    ʻAbud - Deir Sim&#039;an
            
      
      Church Name, type, function
      Site Name:&nbsp;ʻAbudIdentification:&nbsp;The site name is variously written ‘Âbûd; ‘Abūd; el-‘Abūd; A’boud.Church name:&nbsp;Deir Sim&#039;anFunctional Type:&nbsp;UnknownChurch type:&nbsp;Unknown
      Location
      Coordinates, ITM system:&nbsp;
  
    206.60658.00  

Coordinates, ICS system:&nbsp;
  
    156.601,158.10  

Geographical region:&nbsp;Southern and Western SamariaTopographical location:&nbsp;A mountain slope.Distance from nearest bishop-seat:&nbsp;30 km from Jerusalem.Distance from nearest settlement:&nbsp;Part of the settlement of 'Abud.Distance from Roman roads:&nbsp;Overlooking the ancient road between Aphek-Antipatris and Jericho. Provincial affiliation:&nbsp;Palaestina I
      Source of knowledge
      
      Archaeological remains
      Bibliograpy:&nbsp;

 Horning, R., 1909 
 Avi-Yonah, M., 1933 
 Bagatti, B., 1959-1960 
 Avi-Yonah, M., 1933 
 Bagatti, B., 1959-1960 
 Finkelstein, I., Lederman, Z., Bunimovitz, S. and Benenson, I., 1997 
 Bagatti, B., 2002 
 Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D., 2012 


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      General description
      State of preservation/which parts were uncovered:&nbsp;Two colorful mosaic floors and foundation remnants found North of Setti Miriam.

      Description
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      Architectural Evolution
      
 Dating materialPhase no.CenturyWithin century 

 Byzantine period, 5-6 century. Due to its proximity to the Greek Church, it is assumed that both churches were erected in the same time.
Phase 15th-6th c.Early 
 There is no evidence to date the abandonment of the church.
AbandonmentUnknown 


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