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The Haouran

il-Haiyâth. May 15, 1900

We entered the Haouran district from the
north and, after spending the night at Sawara
il-Kebîreh where there were some unimportant
ancient remains, passed along the Eastern
edge of the Ledjā toward Shaḳḳā - on the way
we passed an ancient town in complete
ruins rebuilt for modern use. To the south
east of this is a large ruined structure
which we stopped to examine. This is
called il-Haiyât. The building differs from
those of the ancient walls in the neighboring town
in its construction which is of a much better
class being built of large well-fitted blocks
with tooled edges. It is a long two-story
structure well preserved and different
in plan and design from any of the
buildings we have seen. It faces north
the longer axis running east and west.

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The Haouran

il-Haiyâth May 15, 1900

We entered the Haouran district from the
north and, after spending the night at Sawara
il-Kebîreh where there were some unimportant
ancient remains, passed along the Eastern
edge of the Ledjā toward Shaḳḳā - on the way
we passed an ancient town in complete
ruins rebuilt for modern use. To the south
east of this is a large ruined structure
which we stopped to examine. This is
called il-Haiyât. The building differs from
those of the ancient walls in the neighboring town
in its construction which is of a much better
class being built of large well-fitted blocks
with tooled edges. It is a long two-story
structure well preserved and different
in plan and design from any of the
buildings we have seen. It faces north
the longer axis running east and west.