The Syrian Heritage Center received information that there is a Byzantine-era mosaic flor in Al-Bara historical site, located 33 km southwest of Idlib in Jabal Al-Zawiyah, 5 km south of Ehsim, and 20 km southwest of Ariha.
History: Al-Bara contains buildings that date back to the second century AD. It reached its prime during the fifth and sixth centuries AD. Most of the remaining archaeological structures are from the Byzantine era. The abundance of water at the site was one of the reasons behind its prosperity. It has many reservoirs and a 12 meter deep well, Alwan well, north of Al-Bara, that is still used today. Al-Bara was under the rule of Apamea during the Byzantine era and had significant commercial ties with Antioch.
