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Kо̄kanâya November 14-15, 1899

A little to the south of the middle of the
Djebel Barîsha on a high comparatively
level plateau are the extensive ruins
of this ancient town, visited by De Vögue
on his journey and partially published
by him. The ruin was the site of a
Mohammedan settlement in the middle
ages (14th cent. E.L. insc. 17) and is now occupied by
a few families. The major part of the
ruins however is intact, only a small
portion is being broken up for building
purposes by masons from Kо̄kanâya.

We visited this and other ruins on the
southern part of the Djebel Barîsha from
Ma'rata where we encamped from the
14th to the 20th of November.

The ruins consist of two sadly ruined
churches, a number of civil and domestic
buildings and some interesting tombs.