Letter A
14. Aidūn / Eidūn | أيدون (إيدون)
Irbid Governorate
Maqām al-Khidhr
JADIS no.: 232 1009
MEGA no.: 6721, maqām not registered.
Coordinates: 32° 30’ 24” N, 35° 51’ 30” E
32.506667, 35.858333
Plan: Octagonal, entrance with steps down in the N, miḥrāb in S wall.
Measurements: unknown.
Exterior: unknown.
Interior: unknown.
Building Materials: local limestone, reuse of ancient spolia (see traveler reports). The decorated lintel is tum bled near the N entrance.
Construction details: Two faced masonry of limestone blocks with rubble fill.
Preservation: Ruined, not in use for Muslim or Christian prayer. The lintel can still be located in the ruin.
Inscription(s): none known.
Date(s): Not known.
Traveler Reports: “...im östlichen (scil.: Ortsteil von ‘Aidūn) das Weli des chadr el-achdar, ein alter achteckiger Bau mit jonischen Säulenkapitellen, einem Türsturz, auf dem sich ein verwittertes Kreuz und Rosetten befin den, und mit Altarstücken” (Steuernagel 1927); “It is an old octagonal building, with ionic capitals, a lintel (on which is a worn-down cross and rosettes), pieces of an altar” (Augustinović 1972).
Bibliography: Steuernagel 1927, A. 136; 433; Augustinović 1972, 46; Redlinger 2014, 14; Samman - Tabbah 2019, no. 12.
