426. Wādī Selma, west | وادي سلمى ( الغربي)

al-Mafraq governorate

Masjid, open air desert mosque (“mosque 3”)

JADIS no. 362 0011

MEGA no. 2819

Coordinates: 32°29'21.7"N 37°22'53.5"E

32.489356, 37.381514

(approximately)

Plan: broad oval with a rather flat miḥrāb, in axis to it entrance spared from the masonry.

Measurements: 78,75 m² (interior); 117 m² (exterior)

Exterior: 12 x 9.75 m.

Interior: 10.5 x 7.5 m.

Building Materials: undressed flat basalt boulders.

Construction details: unworked stones heaped in several layers without mortar, interior cleared.

Preservation: preserved as an open-air mosque; the cleared interior space might indicate that it is still in use by the Bedouin of the area.

Inscription(s): none known.

Date(s): unknown.

Traveler Reports: none known.