The Deir
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Amir Weksler, Louise de Picciotto
Creators: Amir Weksler, Louise de Picciotto
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker, Thomas Landvatter
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Last modified
Feb 25, 2023 03:15 PM
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History
tags:
Temple
Monumental religious building carved out of rock in Petra, Jordan which was used for a variety of complex religious ceremonies and customs after the time of its completion in the mid-first century CE.
500 km
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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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Pleiades
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: 01 April 2025]
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