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Muʿallaḳ April 26, 1900

This ruin is situated in the N. E. end of the
Djebel il Ḥâss up among the foothills where
it is somewhat protected from flowing sand.
For this reason it exhibits more extensive
architectural remains than Khanâṣir which it
seems to have resembled closely in
architectural characteristics. The town was situated
on two sides of a deep wadi - foundations are
to be traced for a considerble distance on
either side. On the north side are the remains
of a church of medium dimensions, on the
south side a large church within a high
mound wall - and a smaller church well
to the west. Other buildings exist only in
unrecognizable ground plans. Along the
wadi are huge cisterns walled up at the
mouth. These had underground connection
with the wadi from which they were filled
in the wet season. A curious shallow
aquaduct on the surface of the ground and quite
open is traceable back into the hills.