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143. Ḥuṣn, al- | الحصن

Irbid Governorate

Masjid al-Ḥuṣn al-qadīm

JADIS no. 2321022

MEGA no. 6729

Coordinates: 32°29′12.7″N 35°52′48.1″E

32.4868672, 35.8800361

 

 

Plan: Of the ruined mosque, seen by U. J. Seetzen during his visit in 1808, nothing remains. The former old mosque has been replaced by a modern concrete skeleton structure in the second half of the 20th century.

Measurements: unknown.

Exterior: unknown.

Interior: unknown.

Building Materials: unknown.

Construction details: unknown.

Preservation: rebuilt, in use for Muslim prayer.

Inscription(s): none known.

Date(s): unknown (Ottoman).

Traveler Reports: “Es ist hier eine Moschee, die ganz verfallen ist, und daneben sieht man ein kleines Haus, welches aus alten Zeiten (von den Römern) herrührt” (Seetzen 1854).

Bibliography: Seetzen 1854; Ta‘an 2019, 89 figs. 3. 55-56.

 
Fig. 143.1 Exterior S wall with miḥrāb (DT 2018).
Fig. 143.2 Interior view from E-W with two aisles separated by pllars, to the right entrance in N wall (DT 2018).
Fig. 143.3 Interior view of S wall with miḥrāb and minbar (DT 2018).

Figures

[Fig. 143.1 ]
Exterior S wall with miḥrāb (DT 2018).

[Fig. 143.2 ]
Interior view from E-W with two aisles separated by pllars, to the right entrance in N wall (DT 2018).

[Fig. 143.3 ]
Interior view of S wall with miḥrāb and minbar (DT 2018).