AR'RASAFEH
The remains of Ar'rasafeh show that it was one of the most beautiful cities in the Arab Desert. It is located south of the Euphrates, 170KM. to the south-east of Aleppo. Its name was first mentioned in the Assyrian tablets. Later on, a Roman officer by the name of Sergius lived in it and died in the defense of Christianity in the 4th century. To commemorate him, the city was called Sergiopolis. When the Umayyad Caliph Hisham Bin Abdel-Malek (724-743 A.D.) came to power, he rebuilt the city and erected a beautiful palace, parts of which are still standing. The palace was his favorite home in which he died; and he was buried in Ar'rasafeh desert.
Other important sites in the city, are the remains of the Church of Martyrs "Al-Shuhada' and the Church of Mar Sarkis (St. Sergius).
 

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