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Sanctuary of Agios Lot

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Sanctuary of Agios Lot

The Sanctuary of Agios Lot is located to the southeast of the Dead Sea overlooking the modern town of Safi in Jordan. It is a Byzantine era (5th - 7th Centuries AD) monastic site that consists of a basilical church erected at the entrance to a natural cave.

Site Information

Country: Jordan

District: Karak Governorate

Category: Churches and Monasteries

Site History: 6th Century AD

Oldest Culture: Byzantine

Later Cultures: Byzantine

Site Features: Byzantine Monuments

UNESCO Tentative List

Official Name: The Sanctuary of Agios Lot, At Deir ’Ain ’Abata

Date of Submission: 2001

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