Deir Cheroubim, Blocks from Qasr Nimrod

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Syrian Arab Republic, Rankūs
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Deir Cheroubim, Blocks from Qasr Nimrod

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Deir Cheroubim utilises stone and columns said¹ to come from Qasr Nimrod. Aliquot argues cogently that there was not an original temple site at this location.

References

↑ Aliquot, Julien. “Antiliban est”. La Vie religieuse au Liban sous l'Empire romain. By Aliquot. Beyrouth : Presses de l’Ifpo, 2009. (pp. 315-316, section 75).

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Deir Cheroubim, Blocks from Qasr Nimrod

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