Al-Dumayr
Dumeir
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Dumeir, also Dumair, Damir and Dumayr (
.Archaeology
An altar dedicated to the Semitic deity,
Nabatean
religious building previously stood on the site.
There is a reference to a building in a lawsuit in 216, however in 245 CE, in the reign of the
Roman Emperor Philip the Arab, the Roman Temple of Dumeir, located in the center of the old town, was dedicated to Zeus Hypsistos
The shape is highly unusual, and construction may have commenced as a public fountain or staging post, but in its final form it is clearly a temple.
It was fortified in the Arab period, the arch on the rear wall being filled in with stones and defensive devices. The temple has been restored as the result of much research and reconstruction work.[1]
The
martyrion, existed about 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) east of Dumayr.[3]
Facilities
A cemetery was built in 1960 for the French casualties of WWI and WWII in Al-Dumayr.Syrian Arab Air Force Al-Dumayr Military Airport is also located in Al-Dumayr.
See also
- Al-Dumayr offensive (April 2016)
- Desert castles - the Al-Dumayr qasr possibly dates to the Byzantine period, maybe built by the Ghassanids, but might be Umayyad as well[5][6][7]
References
- ^ Burns, Ross (2009). The Monuments of Syria (3rd ed.). I. B. Taurus. pp. 147–148.
- ^ Shahid 2002, pp. 131, 133, 206
- ^ Shahid 2002, pp. 189–190
- ^ "Le cimetière militaire de Dmeir, en Syrie". souvenirfrancais-issy.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ]
- S2CID 162256544. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
The palatial residence in Dumayr, of which the date and history are still uncertain (Byzantine or early Islamic)
- ISBN 9789004357617. Retrieved 8 March 2021.)
It is difficult to make a convincing case for a Ghassanid owner, since we have no residential buildings that can be confidently ascribed to a Ghassanid or any Arab tribal leader from the pre-Islamic period, whereas we have numerous examples of Umayyad palatial residences (Genequand 2003). [Referring to the "rather fine castle" at Khirbat al-Bayda', modern southern Syria]
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Bibliography
- Shahid, Irfan (2002). Byzantium and the Arabs, Volume 2, Part 1. Washington, D. C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.
External links
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