Androna, also known as al-Andarin (Arabic: الأندرين), is a Byzantine site spread over a vast area at the edges of the semi-desert, about 25 kilometers beyond the more well-known Byzantine site of Qasr Ibn Wardan.[2]
| Androna | |
|---|---|
| الأندرين (Arabic) | |
| Al-Andarin | |
,_Syria_-_Remains_of_large_church_from_west_-_PHBZ024_2016_3815_-_Dumbarton_Oaks.jpg) Remains of a large church from west of Androna | |
  Location of Androna in Syria | |
| 35°32′00″N 37°21′39″E / 35.533248°N 37.360827°E | |
| Location | Syria |
| Region | Aleppo Governorate |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1905 – ongoing |
| Archaeologists | H.C. Butler (1905) R. Mouterde, A. Poidebard (1930) Marges Arides Syrian Department of Antiquities director Dr. R. Ugdeh University of Heidelberg director Prof. C. Strube University of Oxford director Dr. Marlia Mango[1] |
History
editAndrona was built as a defense line against nomadic skirmishes in the Syrian Desert. The fortified city contains at least ten churches, a large military building and public baths;[3] and was famous for its vineyards and high-quality wine in which it was mentioned by Amr ibn Kulthum in his ode.[4]
The following is the opening verse of his ode:
أَلاَ هُبِّي بِصَحْنِكِ فَاصْبَحِيْنَـا وَلاَ تُبْقِي خُمُـوْرَ الأَنْدَرِيْنَـا
Ha girl! Up with the bowl! Give us our dawn draught
And do not spare the wines of al-Andarina
References
edit- ↑ "Androna / Andarin : The Oxford Project". Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ↑ "al-Andarin".
- ↑ Strube 2015.
- ↑ "Al-Andareen – A gate into Syrian culture, art and archaeology". Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
Bibliography
edit- Strube, Christine (2015). al Andarin, das antike Androna. Oberflächenbefunde und Grabungsergebnisse: die beiden Umfassungsmauern und das Kastron [al Andarin, ancient Androna. Surface findings and excavation results: the two enclosure walls and the kastron]. Mainz: RGZM, ISBN 978-3-88467-234-1.
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