The ruins and surroundings have been slowly encroached upon by houses built by the Muslim Sunni villages which, over the last 200 years, have replaced the Christians in that area due to the Turkish invasion under the old Ottoman Empire which ruled Lebanon for over 400 years.
The ruins and surroundings have been slowly encroached upon by houses. These houses are built by the Muslim Sunni villages. These Muslim Sunni villages have replaced the Christians in that area due to the Turkish invasion under the old Ottoman Empire. This was over the last 200 years. This Turkish invasion under the old Ottoman Empire ruled Lebanon for over 400 years.