SITE ReportMay 8, 2024
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Primary Site name: UMM EL-WALID
Other Site Names: ام الوليد, JADIS: 2311002
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Governorate:
AMMAN
Sub-governorate:
Al-Jizeh
MEGA Number:
12369
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Site Map:
Coordinates
(Long Lat):
35.89898 31.64529, 35.89799 31.64478, 35.89547 31.64446, 35.89307 31.64421, 35.8924 31.646, 35.89229 31.64787, 35.89353 31.64863, 35.89631 31.64897, 35.89866 31.64814, 35.89929 31.64772, 35.89991 31.64709, 35.90003 31.64678, 35.90001 31.64656, 35.89977 31.64602, 35.89898 31.64529
Total Area (m²):
293206.2;
Perimeter (m):
2050.4
Buffer Zone (m):
50
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
| 9030 (Late Bronze, Unspecified); 9043 (Nabataean, Unspecified); 9045 (Roman, Late); 9047 (Byzantine, Early); 9049 (Byzantine, Unspecified); 9050 (Islamic, Umayyad); 9051 (Islamic, Abbasid); 9052 (Islamic, Fatimid); 9053 (Islamic, Ayyubid); 9054 (Islamic, Mamluk); 9060 (Modern (1915-1950)); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period) |
DoA Office Responsible:
| Amman Antiquities Office |
Site Investigators:
Investigator(s):
Khaled Hawawrah, 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
May 18, 2014
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 27 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
| MEGA Number | Element Type | Period(s) Recorded for Site Element: |
| 55344 | 511 Palace | 9052 Islamic, Fatimid |
| 55345 | 304 Mosque | 9052 Islamic, Fatimid |
| 55346 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9054 Islamic, Mamluk |
| 55347 | 304 Mosque | 9051 Islamic, Abbasid |
| 55348 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9054 Islamic, Mamluk |
| 55349 | 836 Water Structure, Dam or Barrage | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
| 55350 | 506 Fortress | 9049 Byzantine, Unspecified |
| 55351 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9053 Islamic, Ayyubid |
| 55352 | 703 Inscription, Greek | 9045 Roman, Late |
| 55353 | 413 Mausoleum | 9045 Roman, Late |
| 55354 | 511 Palace | 9050 Islamic, Umayyad |
| 55355 | 810 Isolated Structure/House | 9054 Islamic, Mamluk |
| 55356 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9043 Nabataean, Unspecified |
| 55357 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9047 Byzantine, Early |
| 55358 | 514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village) | 9049 Byzantine, Unspecified |
| 55359 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9030 Late Bronze, Unspecified |
| 55360 | 511 Palace | 9051 Islamic, Abbasid |
| 55361 | 835 Water Structure, Cistern | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
| 55362 | 502 Caravanserai | 9045 Roman, Late |
| 55363 | 513 Settlement, Fortified | 9045 Roman, Late |
| 55364 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9045 Roman, Late |
| 55365 | 304 Mosque | 9050 Islamic, Umayyad |
| 55366 | 514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village) | 9060 Modern (1915-1950) |
| 59373 | 511 Palace | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
| 59374 | 304 Mosque | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
| 59376 | 304 Mosque | 9050 Islamic, Umayyad |
| 59377 | 511 Palace | 9050 Islamic, Umayyad |
Site References:
| Primary Author | Date | Title |
| 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. | 1933 | Explorations in Eastern Palestine I , Philadelphia. (AASOR 14 =EEP 1) |
| HADIDI A. | 1981 | Archaeological Work of the Department of Antiquities |
| HALDIMANN M.A. | 1992 | Les implantations Omeyyades dans la Balqa: L'apport d'Umm-el-Walid. |
| KING G.R.D. ET AL. | 1983 | Survey of the Byzantine and Islamic Sites in Jordan. Second Season Report, 1981 |
| PARKER S.T. | 1976 | Archaeological Survey of the "Limes Arabicus" : A Preliminary Report |
| TRISTRAM H.B. | 1873 | The Land of Moab. Travels and Discoveries on the East Side of the Dead Sea and the Jordan , London. |
| ZAYADINE F. | 1981 | Recent Excavations and Restorations of the Department of Antiquities (1979-80) |
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