Search for the Tracks of Byzantium

Search for the Tracks of Byzantium

Excavations are slowly revealing the outlines of the Byzantine town of Ayla, although stones form its building were often reused in later settlements and most of the old settlement is now covered by modern Aqaba. The highlight is the remains of a mud brick building that dates form the late 3rd or early 4th century and is thought to be the world’s oldest known purpose-built church.



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