285. Qunāyah / Qnēa | القنية

az-Zarqā Governorate

Jāmi‘

JADIS no.2418016

MEGA no. 13007

Coordinates: 32°13'21.3"N 35°59'40.0"E

32.222583, 35.994444

Plan: square (Rjoub - Housan 2013) but more broad rectangular (according to the GJU survey) with centralized door in N wall, flanked on both sides by a rectangular window, facing miḥrab in S wall; in the center of the prayer hall a single pillar to support the roof. According to Rjoub - Housan (2013) this supported two transversal arches.

Measurements: ca. 100 m²

Exterior: 10 x 10 m (Rjoub - Housan 2013).

Interior: unknown.

Building Materials: Local brown limestone with mortar.

Construction details: Transversal arches (Rjoub – Housan 2013).

Preservation: The present building has a flat concrete roof slap supported by concrete skeleton beams.

Inscription(s): none known.

Date(s): Ayyubid-Mamluk (Rjoub - Housan 2013).

Traveler Reports: none known.

Bibliography: Rjoub – Housan 2013, 477 no. 20.