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287. Quṣāyr ‘Amrā | قُصير عمرة

az-Zarqā governorate

Jāmi‘ or muṣallā, open air desert mosque

JADIS no. 3013001

MEGA no. 2674, mosque 58457

Coordinates: 31°48'17.3"N 36°34'53.5"E

31.804806, 36.581528

 

 

Plan: rectangular, with miḥrāb in S wall projecting to the exterior. Similar constructions are attested in the environs of the residences of Qaṣr Kharāneh (no. 198) and Qaṣr aṭ-Ṭūbā (no. 393).

Measurements: unknown.

Exterior: unknown.

Interior: length of S wall 9.45 m.

Building Materials: local dark brown chert and flagstones.

Construction details: unworked field stones set randomly without mortar, the interior of miḥrāb is more carefully lined by larger flat slabs.

Preservation: ruined, not in use for Muslim prayer.

Inscription(s): none known.

Date(s): Umayyad, probably never completed.

Traveler Reports: none known.

Bibliography: Genequand 2002, 583-589; Shqour 2015,107-112; Antun 2016, 113; Shqour 2019, 104-107.

 
Fig. 287.1 Ground plan (Genequand 2002, 586 fig. 4).
Fig. 287.2 View of mosque from NE (Genequand 2002, 585 fig. 3).
Fig. 287.3 View of miḥrāb from NE (Genequand 2002, 586 fig. 5).

Figures

[Fig. 287.1 ]
Ground plan (Genequand 2002, 586 fig. 4).

[Fig. 287.2 ]
View of mosque from NE (Genequand 2002, 585 fig. 3).

[Fig. 287.3 ]
View of miḥrāb from NE (Genequand 2002, 586 fig. 5).