Androna
Arabic:الأندرين | |
 Remains of a large church from west of Androna | |
  Shown within Syria | |
| Alternative name | Al-Andarin |
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| Location | Syria |
| Region | Aleppo Governorate |
| Coordinates | 35°32′00″N37°21′39″E/ 35.533248°N 37.360827°E |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1905 – ongoing |
| Archaeologists | H.C. Butler (1905) R. Mouterde, A. Poidebard (1930) Marges Arides Syrian Department of Antiquitiesdirector Dr. R. Ugdeh University of Heidelbergdirector Prof. C. Strube University of Oxforddirector Dr.Marlia Mango[1] |
Androna,also known asal-Andarin(Arabic:الأندرين), is aByzantinesite spread over a vast area at the edges of the semi-desert, about 25 kilometers beyond the more well-known Byzantine site ofQasr Ibn Wardan.[2]
History
[edit]Androna was built as a defense line against nomadic skirmishes in theSyrian Desert.The fortified city contains many churches, palaces and baths;[3]and was famous for its vineyards and high-quality wine in which it was mentioned byAmr ibn Kulthumin his ode.[4]
The following is the opening verse of his ode:
أَلاَ هُبِّي بِصَحْنِكِ فَاصْبَحِيْنَـا وَلاَ تُبْقِي خُمُـوْرَ الأَنْدَرِيْنَـا |
Ha girl! Up with the bowl! Give us our dawn draught |
References
[edit]- ^"Androna / Andarin: The Oxford Project".Archived fromthe originalon 2022-07-09.Retrieved2016-04-27.
- ^"al-Andarin".
- ^"Androna, Syria – The Byzantine Bath".Archived fromthe originalon 2017-02-18.Retrieved2017-02-18.
- ^"Al-Andareen – A gate into Syrian culture, art and archaeology".Archived fromthe originalon 2017-02-18.Retrieved2017-02-18.
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