page_title: Qarawat Bani Hassan
section_title: Deir ed-Derb
hierarchical_section_title: Qarawat Bani Hassan / Archaeology / Deir ed-Derb
caption_attribution_description: English: Qarawat Bani Hassan, West Bank, Palestine
context_page_description: Qarawat Bani Hassan is a Palestinian town in the Salfit Governorate, located thirty kilometers southwest of Nablus and 8 kilometers northwest of Salfit in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,801 in 2007.
  Its total land area is 9,684 dunams, of which 507 dunams is built-up area. Since the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, 10.7% of its municipal jurisdiction is under the civil administration of the Palestinian National Authority and the security of Israel, while 89.2% is under complete Israeli control.
context_section_description: About 1/2 mile SE of the village centre is Deir ed Derb ("The monastery of the road"), described as "one of the finest  sepulchral monuments in the country". In 1873 when it was visited, it was described as having three chambers. The  portico had a 50 ft long  Doric cornice in front, and was supported by two Ionic columns and two pilasters.  15 triglyphs and 14 rosettes were cut, where all the rosettes were of different designs. It looked as if the work was not quite finished, as not all the gutta had been carved. The walls of the portico are carved to resemble irregular drafted masonry.
  The structure bears a strong resemblance to some tombs by Jerusalem, which have been dated to 1st century CE.
caption: Section through Deir ed Derb, 1873
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