At Haran (Harran) one can see bee-hive houses that are said to be about 200 years old, but built on the same pattern as in the days of the Patriarchs. On the back of the house on your left you can see the oven.
Bee-Hive structures at Haran. View of Oven. Photo ©Leon Mauldin.
The fuel for such ovens would be wood and/or dung, as seen in photo below.
Fuel for the Fire. Dung cakes & wood for oven fires. Photo ©Leon Mauldin.
I was able to go inside one of the houses in Haran. It was quite nice.
Inside a bee-hive house at Haran. Photo ©Leon Mauldin.
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