 Jifna was known as Gophnah ( In Hebrew גופנה ) at the time of the First Jewish @-@ Roman War , and after its conquest became a Roman regional capital . Later the town grew less significant politically , but nevertheless prospered under Byzantine and Arab rule due to its location on a trade route . St. George 's Church in Jifna was built in the 6th century CE , but fell into disrepair and was not rebuilt until the arrival of the Crusaders in the late 10th century . However , it again fell into ruin after the Crusaders were driven out by the Ayyubids . In modern times , the ruins of St. George 's Church have become a tourist attraction . During the period of Ottoman control in Palestine the tower of an ancient Roman structure in Jifna became the location of a jail house . 
 Jifna was known as Gophnah ( In Hebrew גופנה ) at the time of the First Jewish @-@ Roman War , and after its conquest became a Roman regional capital . Later the town grew less significant politically , but nevertheless prospered under Byzantine and Arab rule due to its location on a trade route . St. George <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>Church in Jifna was built in the 6th century CE , but fell into disrepair and was not rebuilt until <a href='None' title='2'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='3'><mark>arrival</mark></a> of the Crusaders in the late 10th century . However , it again fell into ruin after the Crusaders <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> driven out by the Ayyubids . In modern times , the ruins of St. George <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>Church <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>have</mark></a> become a tourist attraction . During the period of Ottoman control in Palestine the tower of an ancient Roman structure in Jifna became the location of a jail house . 
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