Philadelphia (Amman):
The Roman city of Philadelphia (Amman)
This site has been occupied since 300 BC, but the early city of Ramoth-Ammon, the capital of the Ammonite civilization existed only from 1200 BC. The city was …
Personal Stories and Comments:
Stories connected with the Hejaz Railway
The Dominican Fathers
Father Lagrange of the Ecole d’Etudes Bibliques
Account of the trips taken by the …
Roman Arabia:
(7 articles)Even though the land of Nabataean lay at the farthest end of the Roman Empire, it’s hills and plains contain diverse evidence left behind by this great civilization.
Amman Station:
In 1878, the Ottoman authorities directed the Circassian immigrants who were mainly of peasant stock to settle in Amman, and distributed arable land among them. The first Circassian settlers lived …
Grand Hussein Mosque:
Mosque Name: Masjid al-Umawi
Country: Amman
City: Jordan
Year of construction (AH): 106 AH
Year of construction (AD): 725 AD
GPS: 31°56'59.16"N 35°56'5.15"E
Gibson Classification: …
Amman Umayyad Mosque:
Mosque Name: Amman Umayyad Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Amman
Year of construction (AH): 82 AH
Year of construction (AD): 710 AD
GPS: 31°57'16.48"N 35°56'4.53"E
Gibson …
Amman Umayyad Palace and Mosque:
Mosque Name: Amman Umayyad Palace and Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Amman
Year of construction (AH): 112 AH
Year of construction (AD): 730 AD
GPS: 31°57'16.48"N 35°56'4.53"E
ArchNet: …
Rajum:
Mosque Name: Rajum Qasr and Mosque
also known as: Rujm al-Kursī
Country: Jordan
City: Amman
Year of construction (AH): 600-699
GPS: 31.970292° 35.838694°
Gibson Classification: Mosque Qibla: …