Primary Site name: SHAUBAK
Other Site Names: قلعة الشوبك, JADIS: 2099001
Governorate: MAAN Sub-governorate: Al-Shoabak
MEGA Number: 9791
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 NumberElement TypePeriod(s) Recorded for Site Element:
42667511 Palace
9053 Islamic, Ayyubid
42666503 Castle
9059 Ottoman, Unspecified
42665511 Palace
9054 Islamic, Mamluk
42663503 Castle
9054 Islamic, Mamluk
42664503 Castle
9056 Crusader
42661901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
42660503 Castle
9054 Islamic, Mamluk
42659511 Palace
9059 Ottoman, Unspecified
42658511 Palace
9054 Islamic, Mamluk
42657701 Inscription, Arabic
9059 Ottoman, Unspecified
42656301 Church/Chapel
9056 Crusader
42655514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village)
9059 Ottoman, Unspecified
42654701 Inscription, Arabic
9054 Islamic, Mamluk
42668503 Castle
9053 Islamic, Ayyubid
42662701 Inscription, Arabic
9054 Islamic, Mamluk
42653701 Inscription, Arabic
9054 Islamic, Mamluk
Site References:
Primary AuthorDateTitle
BROWN R.M.1989Excavations in the 14th Century A.D. Mamluk Palace at Kerak.
BRUENNOW R. & VON DOMASZEWSKI A.1904Die Provincia Arabia auf Grund Zweier in den Jahren 1897 und 1898 unternommenen Reisen und der Berichte fruherer Reisender, 3 vols. , Strassburg.
GLUECK N.1935Explorations in Eastern Palestine II , New Haven. (AASOR 15 = EEP 2)
HADIDI A.1981Archaeological Work of the Department of Antiquities
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