Avatha
fort · 300 AD – 640 AD
Avatha (al-Bakhra') is the site of a Late Roman and early Islamic fort that is located south of Palmyra. The fort was originally a Tetrarchic establishment that housed an auxiliary cavalry unit. The fort was modified and expanded during the Umayyad period.
- Coordinates
- 34.36625, 38.24420
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)