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Rh arch; but no traces of the sanctuary remain; the part which it probably once occupied now forms a wing of the bazaar. In the western wall there is a similar arch occupying the place of the principal entrance. The northern wall of the modern mosque was most likely the southern wall of the church; but, if so, it has been plastered and filled up in order to correspond with the general character of the mosque, which is a plain building, with a sloping roof, and a square tower which tradition affirms to have been once a belfry.

Near the northern gate, called Bâb-ool-Jebel, we discovered the following fragment built into the wall upside down, a clear proof that it does not occupy its original position.

Higher up, on the same side of the gate, is another inscription which is not in so good a state of preservation. It is as follows:

The next is a Latin entablature which has been partially destroyed by a cannon-ball, and records the names of the emperors Valentinian, Valens, and Gratian.