409. Umm Qēs, Gadara of the Decapolis | أم قيس / جدارا

Irbid Governorate

Jāmi‘ (?)

JADIS no. 2122001

MEGA no. 2654, 14171

Coordinates: 32°39'24.6"N 35°40'35.0"E

32.656833, 35.676389

Plan: an isolated niche, possibly used as the miḥrāb of a mosque, has been built up by the DoA during the 1990s on the S sidewalk of the decumanus maximus in the lower city. The architectonical context is unclear and it is questionable that these elements had been found at this location.

Measurements: unknown.

Exterior: unknown.

Interior: unknown.

Building Materials: basalt.

Construction details: well-dressed basalt blocks, probably of pre-Islamic origin.

Preservation: arbitrarily restored, on the interior surface of the curved blocks and on the frame remains of whitewash paint.

Inscription(s): none known.

Date(s): unknown (authentic?).

Traveler Reports: none known.

Bibliography: unpublished.