The Deir
Creators: Amir Weksler, Louise de Picciotto
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/783362997
30.3382076743, 35.4309779687
- Representative Locations:
- OSM Location of Monastery (Ad Deir) (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- The Deir located at Petra (30 BC - AD 300)
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temple, monument
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The Deir is a rock-cut monumental structure with an elaborate architectural facade in Petra, likely dating to the mid-first century CE,. The function of the Deir is not certain. While other similar structures at Petra were used as tombs, there is no evidence of burials within the Deir, and it may instead have served some religious purpose. During the Byzantine period, several crosses were carved on the walls, indicating that it may have been repurposed as a church.
Amir Weksler, Louise de Picciotto, Jeffrey Becker, and Thomas Landvatter, 'The Deir: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/783362997> [accessed: 12 December 2024]
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