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'Arshîn November 21, 1899

This is an extensive ruin on the west of the ridge
at the southern end of Djebel Bārîsha.
We visited it from Ḥarbāuūsh, our last
camping place in this district. Although the
ruins over a large area little is left of
the ancient buildings which have been preyed
upon by the builders of Ma'arret el-Misrîn.

The natives say that forty years ago
the church and many other buildings
were standing quite intact.

Church. Now only the semi domed apse is left
of the church with the foundations and lower
courses of a part of the nave. The apse is
a perfect example of the half dome in stone
it is 14ft. 7in. broad at the entrance. It was
partially consealed by the rear wall - It has three
large round topped windows - The exterior was
ornamented with colonettes between the openings,
only the corbels which supported these remains.
Of the west portal only one unfinished lintel was found.