Ruins "Khirab" in Tubas

Khirbet Aniun

It is located to the southeast of Tubas, about three and a half km away from it, with an area of about 32 dunums, and it is 439 meters above sea level. The area of the Byzantine settlement is between (6-8 dunums), and there are many buildings, squares, and arcades belonging to this period, in addition to some areas of quarries.

As for the ruin area, it dates back to the previous periods, and it is much larger than the Byzantine area; where remains of fortifications appear with huge stones most likely dating back to the first Iron Age. In the western part of these fortifications, there is some evidence of an entrance, and on the northern and southern slopes of the ruin, there is a significant number of remains of buildings and pottery.

There is a lot of distinctive pottery on the perimeter at the site's lower part; there is a group of 6 rounded stones, ranging in diameter between (20-40) cm, which are distributed around the site and stand erect like columns. The ruin was mentioned in surveys in western Palestine and Guérin's writings. The results of the surveys showed that the ruin dates back to the Iron Age, the Byzantine period, the early Islamic period, and the Middle Ages.

Khirbat Um Kubiesh (‘Atuf)

It is the remains of a destroyed medium village, with an area of about 20 dunums and a height of about 130 meters above sea level. It is located between Tammun and al-Bikai'a.

Most of the architectural remains date back to the Middle Ages, and there is evidence dating back to the Iron Age, the Byzantine period, and the early Islamic period. The remains of about 20 archaeological monuments of buildings are visible on the surface of the ruin, with the remnants of the roofs that still retain their external appearance. Still, it isn't easy to date them accurately according to the building style, and there are the remains of some houses and yards belonging to them.

In addition to some caves, cut-in rocks, and cemeteries, there is also a large agricultural area belonging to the ruin with an area of about 50 dunums, containing irrigation pools estimated at 70-80 agricultural pools. This area may have been used to grow sugar cane or other crops. Also, it was mentioned in the surveys of western Palestine in 1882, by Victor Guérin.

 

Khirbet Ibziq

It is an archaeological ruin located northeast of Tayasir, with an area of about 38 dunums, and a height of about 375 meters above sea level. The ruin dates back to the Byzantine and early Islamic period, and it contains many architectural remains built of huge hewn stones found in their original places. There are dozens of caves used as burials, and they include entrances carved and formed from the rocks as well, in addition to the presence of many 45 wells, grape presses, and remains that date back to the Roman period. There are also some inscriptions and names engraved on the edges of the grape press in the Greek language.

Khirbet al-Malih (Ruin)

Khirbet Al-Malih Valley is located approximately 18 km east of the city of Tubas, and the ruin is one of the most beautiful sites in the governorate, as it has a hot water spring (mineral water), with an area of approximately 13 dunums, and about 25 meters below sea level. T

he ruin contains a bathhouse located at the valley's entrance. On the western side of the site, there is a row of rooms built of square-shaped trimmed stones, in addition to the presence of a water pool to which a well is attached on its eastern side.On the eastern side of Al-Malih Valley, there is a building dating back to the Ottoman period. It is expected that it is the building of the thermal bathhouse, and to the south of it, several remains of buildings dating back to the same period. Two hundred fifty meters to the east of this building, there is a building for a mill, in addition to its water canals. And to the top of the mill building at the foot of the mountain, another building is believed to be the guard building

Khirbat al Ghurūr

The site is about 1 km west of the Jordan Valley. It is considered a camp for the Roman army, built in a trapezoidal shape with dimensions of 116 m from the south, 104 m from the north, 72 m from the east, and 52 m from the east.

The building is surrounded by a wall approximately 1.5 m thick, divided into neighborhoods separated by streets with a width of 2.5 m to 4 m; also it includes some rooms with dimensions of 4×4 m, in addition to some wells and water tanks in the camp. Also, on the western side of the camp, there are remains of a square tower of about 10 square meters.

To the outside of the camp, an additional yard with dimensions of 30m x 22.5m, has been identified at the southwestern corner of the camp. Also, many rooms are located around it besides a water well in the middle. Much pottery evidence indicates that the site dates back to the late Roman period, i.e., the second and third centuries AD.

Khirbet Jabaris - Ruins of Jabaris

It is located in the elevated area between Al-Malih Valley and Al-Khashna Valley, about 4 km away from Hammamat Al-Malih to the northwest, and it rises about 300 meters above sea level, and its area is about 12 dunums. T

here are about 50 well-preserved remains of buildings; these were built of hewn stones, containing the remains of columns and arches, in addition to the yards. In the middle of this site, there is a pool of water and another pool containing an arch for support, with many burial areas visible in the site. There is also a basilica structure in the center of the village with dimensions (7.5 x 6.5 m), as it faces north and southwest. There is an opening in the southwestern wall, with decoration on the entrance.

It is expected to date back to the Byzantine period, the fifth or sixth century AD. It was also mentioned in the surveys of western Palestine that there was a mosaic floor in this building, and in the 1973 surveys, an inscription was found on its mosaic floor.

An ancient ruin located southwest of Tubas.