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234. Mādabā, Suq | سوق مادبا

Madāba Governorate

Masjid

JADIS no. 221 2002

MEGA no. 11183, mosque 49991

Coordinates: 31°42'57.3"N 35°47'39.7"E

31.715914, 35.794372

 

 

Plan: “The mosque is a rectangular building opening onto an enclosed courtyard, along which an arcade forms an extension of the mosque. At one side of the gateway is a hall for ablutions. A minaret of circular plan (shaft) with two balconies and a conical top rises at one side of the courtyard. ... The mosque itself is rectangular and symmetrical along the main axis with the main entrance along the longer façade facing the miḥrāb which is a simple niche in the wall. A row of rectangular pointed arch windows and two side entrances are also part of that façade. A simple wooden pulpit is located near the miḥrāb” (after Maynor-Bikai - Dailey 1996).

Measurements: unknown.

Exterior: unknown.

Interior: unknown.

Building Materials: local limestone.

Construction details: “The structural system consists of load bearing stone walls and a row of four piers. The roof is carried on steel I-beams and a concrete top beam that ties the pillars together. The original plaster of mud and hay with a lime wash still exists” (after Maynor- Bikai - Dailey 1996).

Preservation: The mosque has been abandoned and was replaced in 2003 by the al-Ḥussein Mosque.

Inscription(s): Above the arched gateway of the courtyard was an inscription : “Who builds the mosque of Gold is the one who believes in the resurrection” (with the date 1377 H / AD 1956 [Maynor-Bikai - Dailey 1996]).

Date: The original mosque dates to the late Ottoman period since it is indicated on A. Musil’s plan of 1907. Extensions were executed in the mid 1950s.

Traveler Reports: none known.

Bibliography: Maynor-Bikai - Dailey 1996, 60 no. 30.

 
Fig. 234.1 Entrance gate to courtyard and minaret (May- nor-Bikai - Dailey 1996, 60).
Fig. 234.2 Aerial view of Madaba, al-Ḥussein mosque indicated by red circle (APAAME_20130414_RHB-0281. Photographer Robert Bewley, courtesy of APAAME).
Fig. 234.3 Aerial view of al-Ḥussein mosque (APAAME_20130414_ MHD-0457. Photographer Matthew Dalton, courtesy of APAAME).
Fig. 234.4 Al-Ḥussein mosque from S (UHü 2013).

Figures

[Fig. 234.1 ]
Entrance gate to courtyard and minaret (May- nor-Bikai - Dailey 1996, 60).

[Fig. 234.2 ]
Aerial view of Madaba, al-Ḥussein mosque indicated by red circle (APAAME_20130414_RHB-0281. Photographer Robert Bewley, courtesy of APAAME).

[Fig. 234.3 ]
Aerial view of al-Ḥussein mosque (APAAME_20130414_ MHD-0457. Photographer Matthew Dalton, courtesy of APAAME).

[Fig. 234.4 ]
Al-Ḥussein mosque from S (UHü 2013).