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Ruwêha April 8-11, 1900

This is one of the most important ruins
visited by de Vogüé - it stands quite by itself
and there is no village near. A few bedouins
have settled in one of the better preserved houses.

Ruwêḥā is situated on one of the lower ridges
on the easternmost slopes of the [Djebel ...] (Rîhā)
It looks out toward the level desert, only one
ruin can be seen further to the east that is Serardi.

The ruins are notable for two well preserved
churches, of quite different styles and apparently
of widely separate periods, a wonderful
group of private houses and several tombs
of uncommon beauty - well preserved.

Churches. The North church was carefully
published by de Vogüé. It is one of the largest
church edifices of the region standing quite alone
surrounded by a high well built wall. Within
the entrance are two large tombs, one to the north
and one to the south of the nave near its east end.
The church differs from the ordinary church
structures of the region in having but three great