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ed Dêr

On a high elevation quarter of a mile
westward from Kefr Kîla stands a square
tower still preserving its three stories of
small openings -it is easily visible
from a number of the surrounding
ruined towers and is surrounded by
the remains of a small building.

Both tower and ruins were built of
large blocks of stone.

The name which is of ancient Aramaic
origin signifies a convent but the
remains are scarsely of sufficient extent
to have been a convent of any importance
while the site and solidity of the building
are not unsuitable for a defended
watch tower. On the other hand
an elaborately carved symbolical
tablet + and a number of curiously
designed crosses seem to point to a
religious purpose.

+see sketch

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