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بطوطة‎

دير سمعان, Syrian Arab Republic

بطوطة‎

Batuta (Arabic: بطوطة), is a village in northwestern Syria, located in the Mount Simeon region of the Dead Cities. The village was founded in the 4th century CE. By the 6th century, it had two churches and more than twelve other stone buildings. Batuta’s hilltop location, surrounded by other village

s on the valley and hillsides, enabled it to serve as a center of roads across the Jebel Sem’an for the oil trade. In 2011, the village was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Dead Cities.

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