Derdghaya

Derdghaya (Arabic: دردغيا) is a municipality in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.The Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) noted here: "a stone, forming the lintel of the modern church of the village ; it is ancient, having been brought from Deir Abu Dei.[1][3] In 1875, Victor Guérin noted "I arrive at Derdarhieh, a village built on the slopes and on the top of a hill.Above the door of a small church has been depicted an arched niche, between two crosses, and on the same stone is a line of Greek characters, now very faded, which M. Renan, according to a copy given to him in 1860 by M. Durighello, vice-consul of Saida, believes he can restore.[....][4] In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described the village (which they called Deir Dughiah; meaning "the convent of Dughiya"[5] ) as: "A village built of stone, containing about 300 Christians; contains a modern Christian church [...] ; situated on a hill, surrounded by fig-trees and arable land; water supplied by rock-cut cisterns.
Old lintel from Derdghaya [ 1 ]
Rescuers among the ruins of the destroyed church
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