Rouweyha
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Adam Prins
Creators: Adam Prins
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
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Feb 05, 2024 09:44 AM
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An ancient place, located in modern Syria, with remains of an ancient basilica, residential buildings, and several tombs. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011 as part of the "Ancient Villages of Northern Syria."
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/674925422
35.7408473333, 36.6992904444
- Representative Locations:
- Ruins of the classical-style tomb in Rouweyha (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 4 meters.
- Ruins of the ancient Basilica in Rouweyha (AD 650 - AD 850) accuracy: +/- 4 meters.
- Ruins of the ancient Bizzos Church in Rouweyha (AD 650 - AD 850) accuracy: +/- 4 meters.
- Ruins of the ancient church in Rouweyha (AD 650 - AD 850) accuracy: +/- 4 meters.
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tomb, settlement, catacomb, cemetery, necropolis, church, monastery (deprecated)
Pleiades
Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011 as part of the "Ancient Villages of Northern Syria" under criteria iii, iv, and v of UNESCO's World Heritage List Operational Guidelines.
Specific archaeological components include:
- Ruins of a large Basilica with a tower
- The Byzantine Bizzos Church, named after its founder
- The church is considered to be the first (6th century) example of the use of transverse ribs crossing the main nave in order to reinforce it.
- Several tombs, one of which is in the form of a classical temple.
- Numerous residential buildings
Adam Prins, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Rouweyha: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/674925422> [accessed: 25 April 2024]
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