Horvat Omrit

Horvat Omrit (Khirbat 'Umayrī) is an archaeological site featuring the ruins of a Roman temple complex[1]. Located on the western slopes of the Golan Heights where they meet the Upper Jordan Valley, the site lies within the 1949 Israel–Syria demilitarized zone[1]. The temple was likely constructed by Herod the Great in the early 1st century BC to honor the Roman emperor Augustus[2]. The complex was destroyed during the major Galilee earthquake of 363 AD[2]. In the subsequent Byzantine period, a small chapel was erected on the temple's ruins[2]. The site represents one of the northernmost examples of Herodian architecture in the region.