Primary Site name: AYLA
Other Site Names: JADIS: 1488002, AQABA / AYLA, Islamic Ayla, أيله الاسلامية
Governorate: AQABA Sub-governorate: Aqaba
MEGA Number: 8405
Site Map:
Coordinates (Long Lat): 34.99995 29.52956, 34.99874 29.5306, 34.99995 29.53173, 35.00083 29.53112, 35.00109 29.53076, 35.00067 29.53027, 34.99995 29.52956
Total Area (m²): 28545.3; Perimeter (m): 665.6
Buffer Zone (m): 0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
9003 (Paleolithic, Upper); 9034 (Iron Age III (Persian)); 9035 (Iron Age, Unspecified); 9043 (Nabataean, Unspecified); 9044 (Roman, Early); 9045 (Roman, Late); 9046 (Roman, Unspecified); 9047 (Byzantine, Early); 9048 (Byzantine, Late); 9049 (Byzantine, Unspecified); 9050 (Islamic, Umayyad); 9051 (Islamic, Abbasid); 9052 (Islamic, Fatimid); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period)
DoA Office Responsible:
Al- ‘Aqaba Antiquities Office
Site Investigators:
Investigator(s): JADIS IMPORT, 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 December 16, 2019
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 65 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
MEGA NumberElement TypePeriod(s) Recorded for Site Element:
36634603 Kiln
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36635828 Stone Fences/Enclosures
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36636703 Inscription, Greek
9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
36637829 Storage Facility/Silo
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36638834 Water Structure, Aqueduct
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36639901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9044 Roman, Early
36640515 Tower
9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
36641834 Water Structure, Aqueduct
9048 Byzantine, Late
36642828 Stone Fences/Enclosures
9051 Islamic, Abbasid
36643513 Settlement, Fortified
9051 Islamic, Abbasid
36644603 Kiln
9050 Islamic, Umayyad
36645829 Storage Facility/Silo
9051 Islamic, Abbasid
36646801 Baths
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36647513 Settlement, Fortified
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36648807 Frescoes
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36649301 Church/Chapel
9003 Paleolithic, Upper
36651830 Tabun
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36652829 Storage Facility/Silo
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36653304 Mosque
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36654513 Settlement, Fortified
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36655603 Kiln
9048 Byzantine, Late
36656515 Tower
9047 Byzantine, Early
36657901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9045 Roman, Late
36658304 Mosque
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36659801 Baths
9051 Islamic, Abbasid
36660515 Tower
9048 Byzantine, Late
36661705 Inscription, Latin
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
36663834 Water Structure, Aqueduct
9050 Islamic, Umayyad
36664830 Tabun
9044 Roman, Early
36665829 Storage Facility/Silo
9045 Roman, Late
36667801 Baths
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36668408 Cemetery
9047 Byzantine, Early
36669513 Settlement, Fortified
9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
36670901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9035 Iron Age, Unspecified
36671513 Settlement, Fortified
9050 Islamic, Umayyad
36672603 Kiln
9051 Islamic, Abbasid
36674816 Mosaic
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
36675606 Smelting Site/Slag Heap
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
36676301 Church/Chapel
9047 Byzantine, Early
36677899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
36678814 Milestone
9046 Roman, Unspecified
36679823 Rock-cut Basin
9047 Byzantine, Early
36680899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)
9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
36681603 Kiln
9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
36682603 Kiln
9044 Roman, Early
36683830 Tabun
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36685807 Frescoes
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36686901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9047 Byzantine, Early
36687304 Mosque
9051 Islamic, Abbasid
36688901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
36689830 Tabun
9045 Roman, Late
36690604 Mine
9044 Roman, Early
36691604 Mine
9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
36692830 Tabun
9051 Islamic, Abbasid
36693704 Inscription, Kufic
9050 Islamic, Umayyad
36694825 Statue/Sculpture/Bas-Relief
9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
36696834 Water Structure, Aqueduct
9051 Islamic, Abbasid
36698705 Inscription, Latin
9046 Roman, Unspecified
36697834 Water Structure, Aqueduct
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36684704 Inscription, Kufic
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
36695899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)
9044 Roman, Early
36662834 Water Structure, Aqueduct
9047 Byzantine, Early
36673418 Tomb, Rock-cut Shaft
9047 Byzantine, Early
36666899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)
9045 Roman, Late
36650901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
Site References:
Primary AuthorDateTitle
WHITCOMB D.1989Mahesh Ware: Evidence of Early Abbasid Occupation from SouthernJordan.
WHITCOMB D.1993The Fourth Gate at Ayla: A Report on the 1992 Excavations at Aqaba.
WHITCOMB D.1988A Fatimid Residence at Aqaba, Jordan.
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