70. Bqēa’wīa, al- / Buqāy’wīyeh, al- | البقيعاوية

al-Mafraq Governorate

Jāmi‘, near the legendary terebinth (buṭm) tree in whose shade the Prophet had supposedly rested. Its age is determinate to about 550 years (Nueimat - Alkilani 2002).

JADIS no. none

MEGA no. none

Coordinates: 32°03'58.0"N 37°08'52.0"E

32.066111, 37.147778 , for the tree.

Plan: long rectangular, single room, covered by flat roof (Rjoub – Housan 2013).

Measurements: 60 m² (Rjoub – Housan 2013)

Exterior: 6 x 10 m (Rjoub – Housan 2013)

Interior: unknown

Building Materials: basalt stones with mud.

Construction details:

Preservation: mosque ruined and not located by the GJU survey; not in use for Muslim prayer.

Inscription(s): none known.

Date(s): Umayyad (Rjoub – Housan 2013).

Traveler Reports: none known.

Bibliography: Nueimat - Alkilani 2002, 26; Hiyyari 2008, 90; Rjoub – Housan 2013, 477 no. 4; Tabbah - Taylor 2016, 358-359.