Sheet XI of theSurvey of Western Palestine, showing Deir ʿAsfīn in the lower leftDeir ʿAsfīn (Arabic:دير عسفين, "Convent of Deviation")[1] was a formermonastery inOttoman Palestine located just north ofTira in present-dayIsrael. It appeared on Sheet XI of the 19th-centurySurvey of Western Palestine[1] and its peak formed the highest point of the Falik Hills in the maritime plains south ofMount Carmel, with an elevation of 92 meters (302 ft) abovesea level.[2] It has also been identified as the location of theTheraspis (Ancient Greek:Θερασπις) that appears on theMadaba Map of 6th-centuryByzantine Palestine.[3]
- Casanowicz, I.W. (1915),"A Colored Drawing of the Medeba Map of Palestine in the United States National Museum"(PDF),Proceedings of the US National Museum, vol. 49, no. 2111,Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 359–376
- Palmer, E.H. (1881).The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer.Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Saunders, Trelawney (1881),An Introduction to the Survey of Western Palestine: Its Waterways, Plains, & Highlands(PDF), London: Palestine Exploration Fund
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