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At this point, between the Djebel Bārîsha and Djebel Ḥaluḳa the road is not nearly so well preserved as at the point noted above, but it is easily traceable and in some places is cut in the natural rock.
Toward the western end of the pass, where the road turns toward Harîm are the remains of a large monastic instituion situated high above the road on the northern side.
The ruins consist of a much dilapidated church, a group of rather better preserved ecclesiastical residences and a splendid tower preserved to its full height.
Church. This is the largest church of all this western mountain district, excluding only that of Ḳalʿat Simʿān, but only the unroofed apse and the west front are standing - all the rest is a confused mass of shafts, capitals, lintels and other broken details. The apse is interesting being cut in the natural rock up to nearly six feet, it is of the type in which
