 The last family is said to have left in 1983, whilst the last service in the old mosque was held in 1985.Both the ruins of the medieval town and the site of the Liyhanite settlement now lie within the limits of the modern town.The most detailed study of the area was made by the French priests Antonin Jaussen and Raphael Savignac, who visited the area three times, in 1907, 1908 and 1910.