▁large ▁villa ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁CE ▁during ▁Roman ▁rule . ▁Within ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁large ▁v ault ed ▁central ▁hall ▁which ▁connect s ▁to ▁several ▁rooms ▁containing ▁b ust s ▁and ▁other ▁Roman - era ▁sculpt ures ▁car ved ▁from ▁bas alt . ▁Its ▁fac ade ▁has ▁highly ▁decor ated ▁ent ran ces ▁and ▁con ch - head ▁nich es . ▁During ▁By z antine ▁rule , ▁In kh il ▁was ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Gh ass an ids , ▁Arab ▁v ass als ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire ▁based ▁in ▁nearby ▁J abi ya . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 9 6 ▁In kh il ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁tax ▁registers ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁N ah al , ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁nah i ya ▁of ▁B ani ▁Kil ab ▁in ▁the ▁Ha ur an . ▁It ▁had ▁an ▁entirely ▁Muslim ▁population ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 8 6 ▁households ▁and ▁ 4 5 ▁b ach el ors . ▁They ▁paid ▁a ▁fixed ▁tax - rate ▁of ▁ 4 0 % ▁on ▁agricult ural ▁products , ▁including ▁ ▁whe at , ▁bar ley , ▁summer ▁cro ps , ▁go ats ▁and ▁be e - h ives ; ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁occas ional ▁reven ues ; ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁ak ç e . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁income ▁( 2 2 ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁parts ) ▁went ▁to ▁a ▁wa q f ▁( rel ig ious ▁trust ). ▁ ▁The ▁town