Ayn Dara

The temple of Ain Dara or Ayn Dara (to 67 km of Alep, to 10 km of Holy Siméon) goes back to, at the period néo-hittite.

The site holds its name of a source which was to 700 m in the east of the Tel.. It is supposed that the temple was dedicated to Ishtar, goddess of the fertility. The monumental vestiges of the temple, in particular of the lions, as of the imposing sphinges were found in the North-East of the orthostate to the lion, at the end of the Acropole. In the beginning, the walls were decorated with a row of orthostates where a line of lions faced winged sphinges. This topic hittite running is found in the plank with the lions and the sphinges throughout the frontages interior and of the hall. The prints of foot (two feet togethers and a left foot, one meter length each one) which mark the entry would symbolize the presence of the god in the enclosure. The stone basin was to be used for pertaining to worship drinkings. In the reserve of the house of the guard, are stored, shovel-mixes, of the objects discovered on the site, in particular of the potteries.

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