Adrou

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Adrou or Adroa: Late Roman fortress, just east of Petra, modern Udruh.

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Mentioned by Ptolemy as a town; this must originally have been a Nabataean trade station; there was a source
Existing security network of watchtowers; site was occupied in the third century
Fort built in 303/304 by soldiers of the Sixth Legion Ferrata
On a hill with a great view; on the western part of a fertile plain; itself on an east-facing slope
Similar to Bethhorus/Lejjun; 4.7 hectares
Built on foundations of basalt, with limestone ashlar mortar stones for the walls themselves
Episcopal see in the fifth and sixth centuries; Arabized before the advance of Islam
In Byzantine times renamed Augustopolis

Udruh, West wall

Udruh, West gate

Udruh, West wall and tower