As-Suwayda-Sana
Traces left by the ages and others left by nature draw the features of the village of Al Radima Al Sharqiah, located in the northeastern countryside of As-Suwayda Governorate, which is distinguished by its location, its antiquity and its solidity.
The village of Al Radima Al Sharqiah, whose lands extend to the Badia of Al Hammad to the east, is called “Al Radhima Al Olaya.” It is believed that this name belongs to the hill that borders it from the north and is called “Tal Alia,” where it rises about 1150 meters above sea level.
The researcher in the region’s antiquities Hassan Hatoum indicated in a statement to SANA reporter that there are some architectural elements in the village that date back to the Nabatean, Roman and Byzantine eras, which are spread in a number of old houses in it, pointing out that the current residents who came to it in the mid-19th century have re-used these elements .
Hatoum pointed out that there are channels and water tanks in the village, in addition to the presence of some caves and caves outside it, which were used by ancient people, as they were historically affiliated with the village of Araja, which borders it from the south to the town of Shaqqa, one of the ten cities, the Decapolis, a Roman alliance of cities located on the outskirts of the Roman Empire. In Syria and Palestine established by Emperor Bambi.
To the east of the eastern village of Radima, about seven kilometers away, there is a volcanic cave called “Sawada” in which geological volcanic formations more than 50,000 years old appear and are hidden under the surface of the earth. We headed inland, where the depth of the cave exceeds three kilometers, and inside it there are a large group of stalagmites and stalactites, and it is among the natural caves that were formed as a result of the volcanic torrent in the meanders of the valleys.
Suhail Hatoum
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