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Aasaliya

Other Name: el-Aseliyye
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Unexcavated
Selected Surveyors: Tamir Eshel (1976), Zvi Maoz (1978)
Main Finds: Structure, architectural elements, lintel with menorahs
Characters: Menorah, Aramaic Inscription, Ionic Capital

Inscriptions: Aramaic (Urman 1995: 487-489)
Site Condition: Inside nature reserve. Permission required to visit site.
Lintel with Menorahs reused upside down, courtesy of Chaim ben David

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Golan

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Selected Bibliography

Selected Bibliography
  1. Meir, D. and Meir, E. Ancient Synagogues of the Golan. Jerusalem, 2015: 150-155.
  2. Maoz, Z.U. "Asaliyeh- A Jewish Village and Ancient Synagogue in the Golan" Teva va-Aretz 21, 1979: 185-188, (Hebrew).
  3. Urman, D. "Public Structures and Jewish Community in the Golan Hights" in Ancient Synagogues; Historical Analysis and Archaeological Discovery. ed. D. Urman and P.V.M. Flesher, Vol. 2, Leiden, 1995: 485-489.
Photos
Architetural fragments, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Architetural fragments, courtesy of Eran Meir
Ionic capital, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Ionic capital, courtesy of Eran Meir
Ashlar wall of the Synagogue, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Ashlar wall of the Synagogue, courtesy of Eran Meir
Aramaic inscription, Dan Urman archive © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Aramaic inscription, Dan Urman archive
Lintel with Menorahs reused upside down, courtesy of Chaim ben David © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Lintel with Menorahs reused upside down, courtesy of Chaim ben David
Plans
Maoz 1979, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Aasaliya | Maoz 1979, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
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