SITE ReportNovember 4, 2025
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Primary Site name: SHAUBAK
Other Site Names: قلعة الشوبك, JADIS: 2099001
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Governorate:
MAAN
Sub-governorate:
Al-Shoabak
MEGA Number:
9791
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Site Map:
Coordinates
(Long Lat):
35.56066 30.53039, 35.56022 30.53105, 35.5601 30.53153, 35.56015 30.53205, 35.56071 30.53232, 35.56114 30.53225, 35.56147 30.53195, 35.5617 30.53157, 35.56173 30.53124, 35.56171 30.53092, 35.56121 30.53054, 35.56066 30.53039
Total Area (m²):
24713.6;
Perimeter (m):
585.8
Buffer Zone (m):
0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
| 9043 (Nabataean, Unspecified); 9053 (Islamic, Ayyubid); 9054 (Islamic, Mamluk); 9056 (Crusader); 9059 (Ottoman, Unspecified) |
DoA Office Responsible:
| Ma’an Antiquities Office |
Site Investigators:
Investigator(s):
samar habahbeh, DoA; None
Investigation Date:
None
Site Comments:
[e.g., accuracy of coordinates; directions to Site]
Site Significance:
| Scientific Value | |
| Historical Value | |
| Aesthetic Value | |
| Social Value | |
| Spiritual Value |
Surveys:
Record History:
Last Modified By
Samar Habahbeh
Last Modified On
November 16, 2011
Record Created By
ORIGINAL IMPORT
Record Created On
July 1, 2010
Record Review Status:
Status:
Under Review
Reviewer:
None
Review Date:
None
Comments:
The following 16 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
| MEGA Number | Element Type | Period(s) Recorded for Site Element: |
| 42667 | 511 Palace | 9053 Islamic, Ayyubid |
| 42666 | 503 Castle | 9059 Ottoman, Unspecified |
| 42665 | 511 Palace | 9054 Islamic, Mamluk |
| 42663 | 503 Castle | 9054 Islamic, Mamluk |
| 42664 | 503 Castle | 9056 Crusader |
| 42661 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9043 Nabataean, Unspecified |
| 42660 | 503 Castle | 9054 Islamic, Mamluk |
| 42659 | 511 Palace | 9059 Ottoman, Unspecified |
| 42658 | 511 Palace | 9054 Islamic, Mamluk |
| 42657 | 701 Inscription, Arabic | 9059 Ottoman, Unspecified |
| 42656 | 301 Church/Chapel | 9056 Crusader |
| 42655 | 514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village) | 9059 Ottoman, Unspecified |
| 42654 | 701 Inscription, Arabic | 9054 Islamic, Mamluk |
| 42668 | 503 Castle | 9053 Islamic, Ayyubid |
| 42662 | 701 Inscription, Arabic | 9054 Islamic, Mamluk |
| 42653 | 701 Inscription, Arabic | 9054 Islamic, Mamluk |
Site References:
| Primary Author | Date | Title |
| BROWN R.M. | 1989 | Excavations in the 14th Century A.D. Mamluk Palace at Kerak. |
| BRUENNOW R. & VON DOMASZEWSKI A. | 1904 | Die Provincia Arabia auf Grund Zweier in den Jahren 1897 und 1898 unternommenen Reisen und der Berichte fruherer Reisender, 3 vols. , Strassburg. |
| GLUECK N. | 1935 | Explorations in Eastern Palestine II , New Haven. (AASOR 15 = EEP 2) |
| HADIDI A. | 1981 | Archaeological Work of the Department of Antiquities |
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