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The Digital Archaeological Atlas of the Holy Land

 


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DAAHL Site Record for Monastery of Deir Hajla 78:77:

DAAHL SITE #: 353109828
FIELD / INSTITUTION #: 76/01
SITE NAME: Monastery of Deir Hajla 78:77
LATITUDE: 31.82008
LONGITUDE: 35.50164
PRIMARY REFERENCE: Israel Antiquities Authority
Site Contributed by:
CONTRIBUTOR: Dr. Gideon Avni    
INSTITUTION: Excavations and Surveys Dept. Israel Antiquities Authority
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 586, Jerusalem 91004, Israel
E-MAIL: gideon@israntique.org.il
URL: http://www.antiquities.org.il
LINKS: IAA Site Record
IAA Map Record
DATA DESCRIPTION: Early Brone IV site and survey data from Israel. These sites were delivered in Israel TM projection, and converted to WGS 84 with ReprojectME.

 

Site Components:
PERIOD FEATURE TYPE SIZE (ha) DESCRIPTION
Unspecified Courtyard Courtyard
Unspecified Monastery / Convent Monastery
Unspecified Walls Wall
Site Pictures:
DESCRIPTION THUMBNAIL
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22. Mosaics being prepared.
21. A mosaic being prepared.
20. The mosaic workshop, incorporated in the monastery complex.
19. Paintings of saints on the wall of the church.
18. The dome of the church.
17. View from the windows of the church.
16. The main medallion in the church's mosaic floor. It was produced in the mosaic workshop in the monastery today.
15. Antonius the Great, one of the founders of monasticism, a fresco on a pillar in the church.
14. The bell tower, close-up view looking east.
13. A well in the center of the courtyard against the background of the monastery's eastern wall.
12. Bell tower, on the eastern side of the monastery.
11. The corridor leading to rooms on the second floor.
10. Architectural elements in the monastery's courtyard.
9. The monastery's rooms, second floor.
8. The entrance corridor to the monastery's courtyard.
7. The monastery's gardens, view from the opening looking northwest.
6. The main entrance to the monastery, looking east.
5. Metal reinforcements in the wall of the monastery.
4. Deir Hajla Monastery, general view looking southwest.
3. Deir Hajla Monastery, general view looking east.
2. Flag of the Greek Orthodox Church at the front of the monastery.
1. Plan of the monastery (after Conder and Kitchener 1883:178).