Stylite tower complex, Umm er-Rasas
Umm er-Rasas photo tour, part 4: a 14 meter high tower on which ascetic pillar-saints retreated. Around it, a church, square tower, cistern, quarry.
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Two out of three doors in the north wall were opening to the inside large enclosure surrounding the tower. The third one gave access to an annex building. Remains of a door (which was blocked during antiquity) in the axis of the western wall, are still visible.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
Umm er-Rasas photo tour, part 4: a 14 meter high tower on which ascetic pillar-saints retreated. Around it, a church, square tower, cistern, quarry.