Dayr al Wasţānī Complete

Description

Three monastic sites—known as the Southern Monastery, the Wastani (central) Monastery, and the Northern Monastery—survive only as ruins. They are situated along the western margin of the Al-Hurra lands that extend south of the town of Al-Dumayr. This group lies to the east of the line connecting the lakes of Al-Otaiba in the north and Al-Hayjana in the south. The Wastani Monastery is the one indicated on our map. Further reading: Abou-Assaf, A. 1972. Ktabat suriyaniye New Syriac inscriptions in the National Museum of Damascus Halawe, AAAS 22, no. 4.