Archaeological landmarks in the town of Al-Kafr reflect the cultural heritage of Jabal Al-Arab

Sweida (ST):  Several archaeological landmarks included in the town of Al-Kafr in the southern countryside Sweida reflect the cultural heritage of Jabal Al-Arab and are a testimony to the history and civilization of an ancient intertwined with a distinctive nature due to the town’s location among four hills, the most famous of which is Al-Qalib.

Infidelity, according to the researcher in the field of archeology, Dr. Nashaat Kiwan, is located within a distinct natural and archaeological setting, as it was mentioned in the early Christian sources as the site of an ancient village called Kabra.

Kiwan explained to news reporter that the ruins of the town of al-Kafr include a group of religious and civil buildings dating back to different periods of time, Nabataean, Roman and Byzantine, including ancient houses decorated with columns and capitals with architectural decorations on the buildings, in addition to the presence of two churches, the oldest of which dates back to 391 AD and the second to 652  AD in the name of St. George .

According to Kiwan, the old town of Kafr is distinguished for the presence of heritage buildings and water resources. In the 1920s, it also included a warehouse to preserve antiquities, some of which were later deposited in the Sweida Museum as well as the National Museum in Damascus. 

What distinguishes the village, as Kiwan explained, is that it is located next to Tell Qalib, next to which a Roman temple dedicated to the god Zeus was found. 

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