Sergilla
variants : Serjilla - Serdjilla - As Sergilla

Sergilla is called a "dead city", in Arabic, it's called a "forgotten city". It's not the only one, but the most known.

Those towns were founded during the 2nd century AD and knew a great prosperity between the 4th and the 7th century. Great houses in stone were built. They resist to earthquake. House often had two floors. In those cities, meeting room, hamman provide a great comfort.

Sergilla - a dead city still inhabited

Sergilla - general view

Sergilla Sergilla - andron (meeting hall) Sergilla

Sergilla Sergilla - detail Sergilla - stone alley in a stone city

in the direction of Sergilla


People
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Damascus - Maloula - Bosra - Seidnaya - Tartus - Qalaat Marqab - Qalaat Saladin - Hama - Masyaf - le Krak des Chevaliers - Apamea - Palmyra - Deir ez-Zur - Aleppo - Saint Siméon - Sergilla
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Baalbek - Beirut - Tripoli
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Amman - Ajloun - Madaba et le Mont Nebo - Jerash - Umm Qais - les châteaux du désert - Petra - Wadi Rum - Aqaba
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Sites of the World Heritage List - UNESCO

Index

Index in French

Last update : 16-05-2004