▁local ▁governor ' s ▁residence ▁as ▁well . ▁Its ▁best - pres erved ▁part ▁is ▁the ▁southern ▁fa ç ade ▁of ▁altern ating ▁bands ▁of ▁bas alt ▁black ▁and ▁brick ▁yellow . ▁There ▁are ▁remains ▁of ▁st ables ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁bath ▁complex ▁at ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁palace ▁with ▁a ▁central ▁cour ty ard . ▁The ▁function ▁of ▁each ▁room ▁was ▁indicated ▁by ▁a ▁car ved ▁stone . ▁▁ ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁square - sh aped ▁with ▁a ▁central ▁nave ▁and ▁two ▁side ▁a is les . ▁Its ▁remains ▁currently ▁stand ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁palace ▁and ▁is ▁architect ur ally ▁similar ▁to ▁it , ▁but ▁a ▁slightly ▁smaller . ▁Origin ally , ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁to pped ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁d ome ▁( only ▁a ▁p endent ive ▁remains ▁until ▁today ) ▁and ▁displays ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁early ▁By z antine ▁d ome - building ▁techniques . ▁Origin ally , ▁three ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁( only ▁northern ▁and ▁southern ▁walls ▁remain ) ▁had ▁upper ▁floor ▁gall eries ▁reserved ▁for ▁women . ▁The ▁fourth ▁side ▁is ▁finished ▁by ▁a ▁typical ▁By z antine ▁sem ic irc ular ▁and ▁half - dom ed ▁ap se . ▁ ▁Sy ria ▁Civil ▁War ▁During ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁civil ▁war , ▁IS IS ▁captured ▁Q as r ▁I bn ▁Ward an ▁on ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁from ▁HT S . ▁The ▁town ▁and ▁historical ▁site ▁was ▁re capt ured ▁and ▁secured ▁by ▁the