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43
South west of the mortuary chapel perhaps
an 1/8 of a mile stands a ruined tower
with several demolished structures
connected with it. From its position on the very
confines of the mountain range in this
district (i.e., to the west) and from the
massiveness of its construction, this seems to have
been a watch tower and a sort of military
outpost. It commands a sweeping view
of the great plain about the lake of Antioch
and the approaches to the Jebel el A'la
Northeast of the mortuary chamber
and between it and Ma'sarti stands a
second tower very similar to the first
in construction and similarly placed, at
the edge of the ridge. It may be that
a line of such redoubts was
constructed along the N. and W. confines of the
''Jebel.
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