(Roman Remains
44 km)
Take the
Rashaya road from Masnaa and continue four kilometers on to
Aiha, parking near the pond at the center of the village. Aiha
is built on the foundations of numerous Roman temples and
structures. In some cases Roman walls have been reused in
present-day houses and once-visible temple foundations have
disappeared into modern structures as basements. At one
household, a stone relief carving of a robed figure sits in
the yard. Alongside it is ancient stone well and temple
debris.
Numerous column drums, moldings and dressed
stones have been incorporated into the walls in the village's
northwest section, and massive retaining walls of the Roman
enclosure terrace can still be seen-now as part of modern
houses.
Aiha's residents will gladly show you
around their intriguing town. |
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