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Masharah, also spelt Mashara, is a town in southwestern Syria, administratively part of the Quneitra Governorate.

History

According to the village mayor, the first houses in the town were constructed in the 1920s, with a population of around 50 people.

By 2010, the population had reportedly grown to approximately 3,200.

Archaeology

Masharah is situated in the historical region of Gaulanitis. Archaeological findings in the modern town include architectural fragments, sculptured reliefs, altars, and column heads, possibly originating in the area's ancient Ituraean population.

Among the remains is a basalt lintel decorated with a high relief of two gods and a goddess, along with other decorations. Multiple inscriptions were found in the town, mostly made of basalt, featuring Greek inscriptions, and dating from the 2nd to the 7th century.

Sources

  1. ^ ""مسحرة"... صلة الوصل بين "درعا" و"القنيطرة"". www.esyria.sy (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  2. ^ Julien Aliquot. Histoire et épigraphie de la Gaulanitide : le cas de Mashara (Syrie). Al-Bassel Centre for archaeological research and training, The Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums, Ministry of Culture. The history and antiquities of Al-Golan. The international colloquium 2007-2008, Al-Bassel Centre for archaeological research and training, The Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums, Ministry of Culture, p. 129
  3. ^ Barkay, G.; Ilan, Z.; Kloner, A.; Mazar, A.; Urman, D. (1974). "Archaeological Survey in the Northern Bashan (Preliminary Report)". Israel Exploration Journal. 24 (3/4): 182–183. ISSN 0021-2059.
  4. Ben-Dov, M. (1974). "A Lintel from the Bashan Depicting Three Deities". Israel Exploration Journal. 24 (3/4): 185–186. ISSN 0021-2059.
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