185. Jumḥā | جمحا

Irbid Governorate

Masjid Jumḥā al-kabīr

JADIS no. 2221009

MEGA no. 12906, mosque 17433

Coordinates: 32°33'17.0"N 35°46'39.5"E

32.554722, 35.777639

Plan: unknown, because the old mosque has been destroyed and replaced by a modern building.

Measurements: unknown.

Exterior: unknown.

Interior: unknown.

Building Materials: a number of spolia (Mittmann 1970).

Construction details: unknown.

Preservation: completely destroyed and replaced by a modern building.

Inscription(s): none known

Date(s): unknown.

Traveler Reports: “Am westlichen Dorfrand trifft man, ähnlich wie im Nachbardorf, auf die Ruine einer kleinen Moschee, in die man spätantike Architekturelemente (Basalt) verbaut hat - Säulen und einen Türsturz, den ein bebändeter Eichenkranz und zwei flankierende Rosetten zieren.” (Mittmann 1970).

Bibliography: Burckhardt 1822, 188; Schumacher 1890 (reprint 2010) 178; Mittmann 1970, 34 no. 73; Khouri - Abu-Azizeh - Steimer-Herbet 2006, 129 (site 31); Khouri 2009, 81 s.v. Jumha; Ta‘an 2019, 94 figs. 3.66 a-b.