Khirbat al-Minya

Khirbat al-Minya
The ruins of the Minya palace, 2009
Khirbat al-Minya is located in Israel
Khirbat al-Minya
Shown within Israel
Alternative nameAyn Minyat Hisham (Ar.), Hurvat Minim (Heb.)
Coordinates32°51′54″N 35°32′10″E / 32.864884°N 35.536223°E / 32.864884; 35.536223
Grid position200/252 PAL
Typeqasr-type palace
History
BuilderUmayyad ruler
Founded8th century
Abandoned8th century, later reused
Site notes
Public accessYes

Khirbat al-Minya (Arabic: قصر المنية), also known as Ayn Minyat Hisham (Arabic) or Horvat Minnim (Hebrew) is an Umayyad-built palace in the eastern Galilee, Israel, located about 200 meters (660 ft) west of the northern end of Lake Tiberias.[1] It was erected as a qasr complex, with a palace, mosque, and bath built by a single patron.[2]

  1. ^ Singh, Nagendra Kumar (2000). International Encyclopaedia of Islamic Dynasties. Anmol Publications PVT LTD. p. 227. ISBN 9788126104031.
  2. ^ Bacharach, Jere L. (1996). Gülru Necipoğlu (ed.). "Umar b. al-Walid and Khirbat al-Minya, in: Marwanid Umayyad building activities: speculations on patronage". Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Culture of the Islamic World. 13. Brill: 35. ISBN 9789004106338. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

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