2024

CAVES OF IRAQ AL-AMIR

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On the heights of Iraq Al-Amir, there is an alignment of eleven chutes caves on several levels, forming a deep gallery along the cliff. They probably served as a stables, stables for goats and barn. There were inscriptions in Aramaic, especially above the entrance of a cellar, where the word «tobiade» is engraved, confirming the hypothesis that the castle was built by this family. They probably gave their names to the village because literally Iraq al Amir means «the caves of the prince».

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