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215. Kufr Khall | كُفُر خل

Jerash Governorate

Maqām Welī Shēkh Felāḥ

JADIS no. 231 9021

MEGA no. 12603

Coordinates: 32°21'28.5"N 35°52'45.7"E

32.357919, 35.879364

 

 

Plan: unknown.

Measurements: unknown.

Exterior: unknown.

Interior: unknown.

Building Materials: unknown.

Construction details: unknown.

Preservation: The funeral building for Shēkh Felāḥ stood once in the Islamic cemetery which is located at the SW periphery of the present village, to the S of the main asphalt road leading to neighboring Ṣakhrā. Nothing remains of the funeral architecture of the mausoleum. Even the old pistaccio (butm) tree mentioned by Steuernagel (1927) has been cut and burned around the mid of the 20th century after it had dried out. Some narratives about religious traditions concerning this maqām were communicated to the GJU members of the survey by Dr. Ali Mahashneh in June 2019.

Inscription(s): none known.

Date(s): unknown.

Traveler Reports: “Am Westende des Dorfes steht das Welî des Shêch Felâh mit einer butme” (Steuernagel 1927).

Bibliography: Steuernagel 1927, A 257; Mittmann 1970, 74; Daire 1988, 84 s.v. Kufr Khal; Rawadiyah 2007, II, 296.

 
Fig. 215.1 View on the old cemetery with indication of the approximate location of the demolished maqām by red circle (TMW-K 2019).
Fig. 215.2 View on the old cemetery from E (TMW-K 2019).

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[Fig. 215.1 ]
View on the old cemetery with indication of the approximate location of the demolished maqām by red circle (TMW-K 2019).

[Fig. 215.2]
View on the old cemetery from E (TMW-K 2019).