Androna

Androna
Arabic: الأندرين‎
Shown within Syria
Alternative name Al-Andarin
Location Syria
Region Aleppo Governorate
Coordinates 35°32′00″N 37°21′39″E / 35.533248°N 37.360827°E / 35.533248; 37.360827Coordinates: 35°32′00″N 37°21′39″E / 35.533248°N 37.360827°E / 35.533248; 37.360827
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]

Androna, also known as al-Andarin 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]

History

Androna was built as a defense line against nomadic skirmishes in the Syrian Desert. The fortified city contains many churches, palaces and 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

Syria Civil War

During the Syria Civil War, ISIS captured this archaeological sites on 18 January 2018 from HTS and was captured by the Syrian army on 6 February.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Androna / Andarin : The Oxford Project".
  2. ↑ "al-Andarin".
  3. ↑ "Androna, Syria – The Byzantine Bath".
  4. ↑ "Al-Andareen – A gate into Syrian culture, art and archaeology".
  5. ↑ "ISIS CAPTURES OVER 30 VILLAGES FROM HAY'AT TAHRIR AL-SHAM IN NORTHERN HAMA AND SOUTHERN ALEPPO (MAP)".
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