Letter W

422. Wādī Mūsā / al-Jī‘ | وادي موسى

Mā’an governorate

Jāmi‘

JADIS no. 1997003

MEGA no. 2675, mosque 4507

Coordinates: unknown.

 

Plan: unknown.

Measurements: unknown.

Exterior: unknown.

Interior: unknown.

Building Materials: local sand- and limestone. The relief medallion with the bust of a bearded god has been integrated into the masonry of the minaret.

Construction details: unknown.

Preservation: The old mosque is destroyed today. The relief is exhibited in the Petra Museum at Wādī Musā, inv.-no. JP 9336.

Inscription(s): none known.

Date(s): unknown.

Traveler Reports: none known.

Bibliography: Arabia Petraea III, 330; Wenning 1987, 91 (N) no. 64.

 
Fig. 422.1 View on al-Jī‘, the oldest city quarter of Wadi Musa (TMW-K 2013).