Omrit
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Omrit (), or Khirbat ‘Umayrī (Arabic name), is the site of an ancient Roman temple. It stands where the western slopes of the Golan Heights meet the Upper Jordan Valley, in the 1949 Israel–Syria demilitarised zone.
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It sits within the topics 20 BC establishments, Archaeological sites in Israel and Buildings and structures completed in the 1st century BC.
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- Instance of
- Roman temple
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Golan Heights
- Image
- Corinthian column at Omrit.jpg
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- Commons category
- Hurvat Omrit
- time period
- 1st century BC
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Omrit (), or Khirbat ‘Umayrī (Arabic name), is the site of an ancient Roman temple. It stands where the western slopes of the Golan Heights meet the Upper Jordan Valley, in the 1949 Israel–Syria demilitarised zone.
It is believed that Omrit was built by Herod the Great in honor of Augustus around 20 BCE. The site was destroyed in the Galilee earthquake of 363; a small chapel was later built on its ruins in the Byzantine period.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Omrit” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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