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Sanctuary of Agios Lot
Sanctuary of Agios Lot
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by Ana al’ain, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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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