Jaradeh is part of a group of archaeological sites known as the “Dead Cities” located in the north of Syria and is part of the archeological park of Jaradeh and Ruweha. Date and registration number /207/ 19/8/1992.
The site is also registered under the Department of Antiquities at Ma’ara and located 10 km’s to the north of the city. Dating back to the Byzantine era, Jaradeh comprises several religious, residential and tower buildings with a unique style of architecture.
Al Burj (The Tower)
The tower is located in a dominant position on the site and it is still in a well-preserved condition. The building is square shaped with a side measurement of 5.50 meters and 18 meters total length.
It comprises of six floors. The bottom story has a small door leading to a beautifully decorated basalt room with stone tiles used to build the ceiling. The ceilings of the remaining floors were made out of wood and this same material was used to build the ladder and the staircase. Each of the floors has small windows while the edges of the window on the sixth floor were designed in the shape of a cross. The top of the tower bears an ornamental bas-relief, while the fifth floor has a square shaped toilet with a 25 cm deep basin linked to the drainage hole.
