Caption:
an arab shrine, south-west of ba'albek,called kubbet dûris, after the neighbouring village of dûris; it is a modern structure formed of eight ancient columns clumsily set upand surmounted by a heavy architrave. An enormous sarcophagus, standing on end, serves as the mihrab, or muslim prayer niche. دورس هي إحدى القرى اللبنانية من قرى قضاء بعلبك في محافظة بعلبك الهرمل-1881. An 1881 engraving of the qubbat dūris, probably formed from columns taken from nearby baalbek. Date: 1877–79. Kubbet Duris
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