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Derḳîta.

of the West end are particularly interesting
from the standpoint of construction, the
lower story is a fine specimen of well
grouted, smooth polygonal with occasional
knobs projecting from the surface like
certain examples of Early Greek work, this
wall has no openings. The second story
is built entirely of quadrated work
very smooth and even and pierced with
small rectangular windows evenly dispersed.

West of this structure is another long
colonnaded structure nearly at right angles
to it. The colonnade is preserved only in
the lower story - it is in plain monolithic
style with moulded caps - one of the piers
bears a Greek insc. (W.K.P insc. 31) carved
within an incised square - it gives the
date, Xanthikos 484, (April, 436 A.D).

South of the North church, not far from
the residence adjoining the church entrance
is a square towerlike structure built of