74. Burqu’, area of | بُرقُع

al-Mafraq Governorate

Masjid - open air desert mosque (no. 1400)

JADIS no. none

MEGA no. none

Coordinates: site not located.

Plan: only S wall preserved; it is impossible to decide whether there was originally built more than this. The miḥrāb. however, is clearly discernible. It protrudes from the alignment of the stone setting towards the exterior.

Measurements: unknown.

Exterior: L of S wall ca. 6m.

Interior: unknown.

Building Materials: desert field stones, most probably basalt with chert.

Construction details: unworked fieldstones set directly on the ground.

Preservation: unknown.

Inscription(s): none known.

Date(s): unknown.

Traveler Reports: unknown.

Bibliography: Betts - Cropper - Lancester 2013, fig. 6.24.