Letter K
al-Kerak Governorate
Mesjid and maqām shajarat al-māis (anonymous).
JADIS no. 210 5007 (mosque); 2106004 (shajarat almāis).
MEGA no. 10103 (mosque); 4996 (shajarat al-māis).
Coordinates: 31°06'31.2"N 35°39'49.3"E
31.108653, 35.663700
(mosque)
Coordinates: 31°07'56.0"N 35°39'44.0"E
31.132222, 35.662222
(shajarat al-māis).
Plan: Canova (1954) reported no extant remains here. Miller (1991) found numerous wall lines in this extensive site. The remains of a possible Muslim sanctuary are adjacent to a stone circle of high-quality masonry of apparently Hellenistic or Nabatean date, probably an ancient tower.
Measurements: unknown.
Exterior: unknown.
Interior: unknown.
Building Materials: local brownish limestone.
Construction details: not known.
Preservation: abandoned and neglected ruins of indeterminate nature, among these a mosque. According to narratives of local inhabitants, the site is occasionally visited for prayer due to the near-by shajarat al-māis, two beautiful nettle or hackberry trees (Celtis australis) which form a landmark on the flat hill and overshadow the ruins today.
Inscription(s): Canova found three fragmentary undated Greek tombstones (1954, 304-305 nos. 322-323).
Date: unknown.
Traveler Reports: none known.
Bibliography: Canova 1954, 304-305; Miller 1991, 114 Site no. 278; Schick 2020, no. 58.
Fig. 224.1 General view of the site from E (Z. Khdur). 
Figs. 224.2-3 Landmark formed by the shajarat al-māis (Z. Khdur). 
Fig. 224.4 Ruins overshadowed by the shajarat al-māis (Z. Khdur). 
Fig. 224.5 Detail view of a segment of the round structure with adja- cend later construction (Z. Khdur). 