{"id":206098,"date":"2020-10-12T16:40:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T13:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sana.sy\/en\/?p=206098"},"modified":"2020-10-12T20:46:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T17:46:51","slug":"hibran-temple-in-sweida-unique-archeological-site-dating-back-to-nabatean-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=206098","title":{"rendered":"Hibran temple in Sweida \u2026 unique archeological site dating back to Nabatean era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sweida, SANA \u2013 Hibran temple is located in Sweida southern countryside, which is one of the province\u2019s most charming and fertile villages where any visitor can see the orchards of delicious fruits and grapes.<\/p>\n<p>Hibran site constitutes a surprising natural scene that encourages the visitors to stop for enjoying its charm and looking at its landmarks.<\/p>\n<p>The village consists of several significant archeological sites including the temple ruins whose construction dates back to the middle of the second century AD in the year of 155, as Director of Sweida Antiquities Department, Nashat Kewan said .\u00a0He noted that the temple \u00a0was established and built in the Nabatean era which is distinguished in its facades with architectural decoration which were drawn by the archeologist Bitlar when he visited the region in the end of 19<sup>th<\/sup> century and in the beginning of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century in order to document its antiquities.<\/p>\n<p>Hibran was part of the Roman \u2013Arab state in 106 and it was famous of ancient buildings made from the basalt stones which constitutes the heart of village while the ancient monuments date back to the first millennium BC, as it \u00a0was one of the most important\u00a0 Aramean state centers after that \u00a0the Nabateans settled in it .<\/p>\n<p>The origin of\u00a0 Hibran name returns to Aramaean days \u00a0derived\u00a0 from \u201cHibra\u2019 verb and means\u00a0 the transportation knot where \u00a0it was a route for\u00a0 passing convoys between plain and Mount Horan and between the north and \u00a0south, reaching to Salkhad city.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-206098 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2-53.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2-53.jpg 660w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2-53-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3-45.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3-45.jpg 660w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3-45-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4-34.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4-34.jpg 660w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4-34-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Hybah Sleman\/ Mazen Eyon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweida, SANA \u2013 Hibran temple is located in Sweida southern countryside, which is one of the province\u2019s most charming and fertile villages where any visitor can see the orchards of delicious fruits and grapes. 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