قنوات - Channels Channels ... Of the greatest effects of the Jabal al-Arab and richest ornament Ancient city located about 7 km northeast of the city «endosperm», rising from the sea 1240 m. Of the oldest cities of the province and most importantly, played an important role in different historical eras, inhabited by human prehistory, stretching their peaks at the top of a Are scattered at the foot of a valley rich with trees, orchards, fields and meadows, and one of the greatest effects of the Jabal al-Arab, and most beautiful temples and baths the old legends that tell of the history of old, making them a natural archaeological museum. Their importance in history Located channels at a distance / 7 / km of endosperm, the city is very important and special days of the Romans who made it since 60 / / BC and one of the most important cities of the ten old (Decca Police), a coalition was collecting a number of commercial cities are: Philadelphia, Amman, Jerash, Irbid, Umm Qais, a shield, Beit Ras, Nablus, the fort Damascus was on her head, and this importance explain the spread of raised and scattering, which was considered the greatest effects of the Jabal al-Arab and richest ornament, and highlights the importance of channels of historical and cultural being joined to the Union of the ten cities and promised at the time station important trade on the road to Damascus - Bosra, was defined in the first century an important economic development in the field of agriculture, and filled in the center of the Byzantine period Osagvia associated with Antioch, and formed an important center for Christian pilgrimage to the city by the endosperm. Owabdha timeless There are several temples in the city of channels is one of the wild ancient immortal, and five temples, the first temple, Helios which was devoted to the worship of the sun god, and the second Temple of Zeus and the Temple of the gods of water and the Temple of Athena Lat and fifth temple lions Lyon. Temple «Helios» And dating back to the second century AD, where they appear overlooking the south side of the old town, and has had six columns at the front entrance, four of them in the front line, and columns remaining in the framework of the door, and with capitals decorated with wreaths of leaves «Alokant» style «Alchornthe» . Temple of Zeus The God of heaven, and is located in the southern part of the city near the wall and the tower dates back to the second century AD. Temple of Athena Lat A goddess of wisdom, is located within a group of churches known as the «palace», left four columns of the same class, Alchornthe and dates back to the second century AD. Temple of the gods of water The tower dates back to the second half of the third century AD, is located within the valley to the east wall of the old town, devoted to the worship of the gods of water, where the remains inside it full of water for several months and thus continue to reverence the gods of water. And up from the stone canal carried water to the small theater next to him, the temple form a rectangle 10 × 6 m and 9.8 m high, with eight niches. Temple «lion Lyon» A theater small in size located on the east bank of the valley «channels» and to the north of the temple of the gods of water, remains today than nine degrees, some carved in the rock dating back to the second half of the third century AD, and holds the wall of the choir to write a Greek says: «to the gods valid Marcus Oolbyos to Azias bin «Icarus», which has expanded building «Odeon» and make it in the form of theater 10,000 coins with pleasure and courage ». The old baths Located public toilets at the bottom west of the city and date back construction to the beginning of the second century AD and is surrounded by a fence, a fence is beautiful and large provided the towers impregnable to repel the invaders disappeared some of its parts within the homes that were built later, and the rest of its parts can be seen and followed its course with the gates of the city did not left with only the western section corresponding to the pool palace, has the world the U.S. «Butler» photographed a nearly complete in addition to and confident of the effects of the region, and these baths water tank advancing Temple «Zeus» from the north, was built in the form of arcs of stone in a row and Mottaganbh numbering eight tenth arc depth of seven meters and with a roof stone composed of stones of basalt carved, and thus was a square stone front of the Temple «Zeus», there «Pensions», hotel next to the building baths of the south side has two floors and a large courtyard, and was used for the establishment of travelers and pilgrims coming to visit temples. Basilica churches The church is situated among a group of churches «palace» and direction from north to south, the access to be from the west through the grand entrance has three doors, their frames are decorated, and consists of the Church of the gallerys courtyard lounge, indoor, and had an interface northern length of about 20 m includes seven columns Corinthian, dates its construction to the fourth century AD and was used for the administration of justice in addition to the function of religious a church civil, and the East was built in the fifth and sixth centuries with a nice interface decorated and the baptismal font and was the center of the Bishop of channels. Minor Arc Church He is known arch gallows (fifth century AD) by the restoration work carried out by the German Archaeological Institute under the chairmanship of Professor (Freibrger) during the years 1997-1998, was the exploration during the years 1999 to 2000 AD by the French mission. The main church Overlooking encountered on the street axial direct, stretch parts thereof under the houses located to the east, and dates its construction to the sixth century AD, and one of the walls of the entrance to write a Greek that the Salome the mother of Bishop George had donated the building of this church, and still in the floor of the entrance mosaic of color with patterns registered engineering Baksmiha the east and west, while the western is divided disappeared under houses and appears on the central street. Inns and hotels Function was similar to the function boxes that were built in subsequent periods, and were like plants break and hotels to spend the night, and contains two floors with the entrance and a large courtyard is used for the establishment of pilgrims and travelers then turning building as the headquarters for the accommodation of one of the characters important religious dates back to the first half of the second century AD. Roman and Byzantine tombs Mostly located on either side of the road coming from the endosperm which is square in shape was composed of two floors or three, and there is a cemetery located next to the Bishops Church of the East has four Noawess stone caps and decorated with different themes. Street star One of the most important and oldest streets in the city of endosperm extending from the arch (small church) to the square (star) is currently .. The street contains a number of important archaeological points: (hippodrome - Bathrooms - Church square) .. The east of the neighborhood, which is part of the memory of the city a number of points of archaeological interest such as the temple of God with the company (the first centuries BC. And the first century AD) and the archaeological remains of the columns to the east of the temple.
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