Bāfitīn; Baftine Complete

Description

At Bāfitīn, the architectural remains include domestic structures and two churches of basilical type. One is a colonnaded basilica, probably destroyed in the sixth century; the other is a three-aisled basilica articulated by arcades. A tower 6.20 m high with an associated courtyard is also recorded and may represent the remnants of a monastic establishment. The site occupies a position on the slopes of Gabal Barisa, about 700 m from the deserted ruins of the village of Barisha. Further reading: Tchalenko, G. (ed.), 1958. ​​Villages antiques de la Syrie du Nord: Le Massif du Bélus à l’époque romaine, Paris, vol. 3, 87. TIB 15 – Todt, K.P., Vest, B.A., 2014. Tabula Imperii Byzantini, vol. 15, Vienna, 922.