And when you head east in Dura, my child, your heart will descend into a green valley surrounded by water on every side. They called it Bir Al-Wad, and in the dialect of the mountain people (Al-Rub'iyya) they say "Bir Al-Wad". This valley was once a lifeline, and today it is a cultural and heritage landmark that tells the story of water from grandparents to grandchildren.

Here in the heart of Dura, where the memory of the land embraces the poems of water, Bir Al-Wad stands tall as a witness to successive civilizations and passing ages. It is an ancient well whose roots reach deep into history, its stones and remains bearing the marks of the Roman and Byzantine eras. From its sides ran ancient water channels carved from clay and stone, flowing like arteries through the body of the place, carrying life from the depths of the well to the neighboring ancient pool, and then to the surrounding fields and springs, so that water became a message of life between the people of Dura and their land.

In the past, the well was known as Bir Hdeihed, a name linked to the legendary knight Abu Zaid Al-Hilali. Popular tradition says that the first place he set foot in this land was this well, before he camped with his men on the neighboring hill, where he built the cairn that still bears his name today: Rujm Abu Hilal. Around this well, popular memory wove stories and poems passed down from generation to generation, telling of Abu Zaid meeting a girl of extraordinary beauty at the water; it is even said that he disguised himself as a simple peddler leading his donkey so he could come close to her and learn the secret of her beauty. And so Bir Al-Wad has remained more than an archaeological landmark: it is a mirror of the place's history and a spring from which legends flow as freely as its water, bringing together stone and poetry, fact and imagination. It remains a living page in the book of Dura and an enduring emblem of its memory and heritage.