83. Dēr Abī Sa‘īd | دير أبي سعيد     

Irbid Governorate

Jâmi’

JADIS no.: 212 1065

MEGA no. 5306

Coordinates: 32°29'44.0"N 35°41'02.0"E

32.495556, 35.683889

Plan: The old mosque was overbuilt by a new concrete skeleton construction in 1995 and a larger mosque has

been built at the same time in the immediate vicinity.

Measurements: unknown.

Exterior: unknown.

Interior: unknown.

Building Materials: unknown.

Construction details: The mosque mentioned by G. Schumacher was an “old vaulted construction” (Steuernagel

1927).

Preservation: The new building which replaced the ancient mosque is currently used as a muṣallā for women

prayer.

Inscription(s): A new information sign reports that the old mosque had been restored in H 1338 / AD 1920.

Date(s): Late Ottoman or early Hashemite.

Traveler Reports: “...es (scil.: Dēr ‘Abī Sa‘īd) ist sehr weitläufig gebaut, zählt in drei Ortsteilen 80 Hütten, hat

eine dschâmi‘, einen alten Kuppelbau, der an einer Quelle steht” (Steuernagel 1927).

Bibliography: Steuernagel 1927, A. 137. 408; Taan 2019,75 figs. 3.29- 30.