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District No. I p. 6. Benâbil p. 11. Barrîsh p. 16. Ḳirḳ Bêzā p. 20. Kfêr p. 25. Beḥyō p. 29. Kefr Kîla p. 31. Kalb Lauzi p. 36. Barrîsh (Kefr Kîla) p. 37. Beshindelâya p. 44. Beshindelinti p. 45. Ma'ṣarti
District No. II p. 50 Banaḳfûr p. 56 Bāmuḳḳā p. 61 Bāshakûḥ p. 65 Silfâyā p. 68 Khirbet el-Khaṭîb p. 69 Khirbet Tēzîn p. 70 Ḳaṣr Iblîsū p. 72 Bashmishli [continued in Part II]
Types of Church Plans illustrations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
| Churches. | Plan | Supports |
|---|---|---|
| Benâbil | No. 2 | 0 |
| Kfêr | 2 | 0 |
| Beḥyō | 4 | 6 cols? |
| Kefr Kîla | ? | ? |
| Ḳalb Lauzi | 6 | 4 piers |
| Barrish (K.K.) | 1 | 0 |
| Banaḳfûr | No. 3 | 6 cols. |
| Bāmuḳḳā | 3 | cols. |
| Khirbat el-Khaṭîb | 3 | ? |
| Khirbet Tĕzîn | 3 | 6 cols |
| Ḳaṣr Iblîsū | 1 | 0 |
| Bashmishli | 3 | 4 piers |
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Notes on Architecture - Northern Syria
Castle, on a conical hill, largely artificial, __ ft. high ascending at an angle of about 45 °. The castle as it stands is chiefly of Saracenic and Mediaeval workmanship in which a large amount of older worked stone has been used.
The material shows its antiquity first in the cutting, much of it is carefully squared on all sides or is squared with tooled edges and appears to be Roman, secondly in the numerous pieces of classic and Byzantine mouldings and ornamented blocks* that are found worked [promicuously] into the walls. one column found.
The foundations of the bastion and round tower at the S.W. angle of the castle are remarkably well laid in quadratic work (*see next page)
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[illustration, architectural details] Hârim
Piece of Cap. or Frieze - built into W. wall foundation.
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without mortar and might easily be taken for work of a good Roman period, but all the superstructures, The walls, vaults etc. seem to have been relaid at a later time.
The sloping sides of the conical hill rise from a broad, deep moat which encircled the hill and was largely cut out of the solid rock. They show evidence of having been completely paved with large stones evenly laid up to the base of the walls.
Towers. The towers at the S.W. angle, one square and one on a rectangular base, have foundations which might easily be Roman. They seem to have guarded a gateway which was closed in mediaeval times. The square one (to the left as you face them) has a postern entering from the passage. Over this is an insc. in late Arabic letters.
