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Irbid governorate

Maqām al- Arba’eīn

JADIS no. 2222045

MEGA no. 2680; 17083

Coordinates: 32°36'15.1"N 35°48'47.1"E

32.604183, 35.813086

(approximately)

 

Plan: unknown.

Measurements: unknown.

Exterior: unknown.

Interior: unknown.

Building Materials: unknown.

Construction details: unknown.

Preservation: Destroyed.

Inscription(s): none known.

Date(s): unknown.

Traveler Reports: “... and to the south of the village are the remains of the Makâm el-Arba‘în (the Station of the Forty), now a ruin and nearly level with the earth. The prosperity of a village is easily judged by the condition of its Weli, or neighboring shrine. If the village is flourishing, the Weli is regularly whitewashed, and the elders hold their meetings in its yard, first to pray, and then to talk and rest. If the village is going to ruin, the Weli is neglected, and the elders meet on the summit of the village dung-heap, which then becomes the place of their assembly.” (Schumacher 1890 [repr. 2010]); “Der Weg führt weiter westwärts nach Tukbul (413 m), einem elenden Dort mit einigen 40 Häusern ... Südlich vom Dorfe befinden sich die gänzlich verfallenen Reste des makâm el-arba‘în. In den benachbarten Felsen finden sich Gräber und Zisternen, die ebenso wie große alte Bausteine lehren, daß der Ort bis in das Altertum zurückreicht” (Steuernagel 1927).

Bibliography: Schumacher 1890 (repr. 2010) 179-180; Steuernagel 1927, A 481.