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Midjleyeh March 28, 1900

These extensive ruins were also
published in extenso by de Vogüé. They comprise
2 very interesting churches, a bath and
a large number of private houses in different
styles besides a large structure completely
ruined which from its massiveness
seems to have been a stronghold.

Church. This is one of the oldest in the region and
was of large dimensions. The north wall with
its 2 doorways and high narrow, slit windows
is preserved. The concealed deep
semi-circular apse with its side chapels is partly
ruined while the S. and W. walls are
completely gone with the narthex. From the arches of
the exterior it is possible to restore the structure
in part at least. The columns - 9 on a side -
stood close together. At the end of either colonnade
was an engaged monolithic column. The
arches were simply cut in an architrave of
two members (see opp. page). The columns stood
on bases a foot high and had capitals of