Archaeology and Islam #01 - Petra Mosques:
Click below to watch the video Archeology and Islam #1 The Petra Mosques. Mosques from the first century of Islam pointed to Petra Transcript Video #1 This is a general transcript of a Dan Gibson …
Q&A #13 Umayyad Qasrs?:
Click below to watch the video: Dan Gibson examines over 20 Umayyad Qasrs. Does the Qibla affect their orientation? Why do some Qasrs not have mosques? Why are some Qasrs aligned differently than the …
Qatrana Station and Castle:
Al Qatrana Station Rail car in the Al Qatrana yard .. Photo courtesy of Peter Herrett he Water Tower at Qatrana Station .. Photo courtesy of Peter Herrett
Archaeology and Islam #29 Umayyad Qasrs :
Click below to watch the video: Transcript While writing the book: Early Islamic Qiblas, it became increasingly evident that the original Qiblas of Umayyad mosques faced either to the city of Petra …
Mampsis:
Mampsis was the smallest of the traditional six Nabataean towns in the central Negev. The ruins are quite exposed and in a state of excellent preservation. The town plan, from the Nabataean period, …
PETRA: The Temple of Dushares / Bint / Hubal:
(Qasr al Bint) Qasr el-Bint, the temple of Dushares, has the largest facade in Petra — 4 m wider than the Khazneh and the Great Temple. It belongs to the Parthian ‘flight’ type of temples …
Burqu Qasr:
Mosque Name: Qasr Burqu' Country: Jordan City: Desert Castle Year of construction (AH): 81 AH Year of construction (AD): 700 AD GPS: 34° 0’26.03”N 36°12’25.59”E Gibson Classification: unknown Rebuilt …
Qasr Muwaqqar:
Mosque Name: Qasr Muwaqqar Country: Jordan City: Muwaqqar Year of construction (AH): 104 AH Year of construction (AD): 723 AD GPS: 31°48'45.63"N 36° 6'13.67"E Gibson Classification: Between …
Qusayr Amra:
Mosque Name: Qusayr Amra and Bath-house Country: Jordan City: Desert Castle Year of construction (AH): 126 AH Year of construction (CE): 743 CE Bath House: GPS: 31°48'6.89"N 36°35'14.19"E …
Qasr 'Uweinid:
Mosque Name: Qasr Uweinid Country: Jordan City: Desert Castle Year of construction (AH): unknown Year of construction (AD): 8th Century GPS: 31°47'6.14"N 36°44'2.44"E Gibson Classification: …
Qasr Al-Hallabat:
Mosque Name: Qasr Al-Hallabat Country: Jordan City: Desert Castle Year of construction (AH): 212 AH Year of construction (AD): 827 AD GPS: 32° 5'35.51"N 36°19'40.96"E Original Qibla: …
Humeima Abbas House:
Mosque Name: Humeima Abbas House Country: Jordan City: Humeima Year of construction (AH): 80 AD Year of construction (AD): 699 GPS: 29°56'59.64"N 35°20'45.33"E Gibson Classification: Petra …
Qasr Mushash complex:
Mosque Name: Qasr Mushash Country: Jordan City: Desert Castle Year of construction (AH): unknown Year of construction (AD): 7th century GPS: 31°48'47.90"N 36°18'56.93"E Gibson …
Qasr El-Bai’j:
Mosque Name: Qasr El-Bai’j Country: Jordan City: Desert Castle Year of construction (AH): pre-Islam Year of construction (AD): 410 GPS: 32°22'7.32"N 36°20'33.28"E Gibson Classification: …
Qasr Um Jemal & Congregational Mosque:
Mosque Name: Qasr Um Jemal & Congregational Mosque Country: Jordan City: Um Jemal Year of construction (AH): Year of construction (AD): 7th century GPS: 32°19'29.56"N 32°19'29.56"N …
Khirbat al Minya:
Mosque Name: Khirbat al Minya Country: Israel City: Khirbat al Minya Year of construction (AH): 87 AH Year of construction (AD): 706 AD GPS: 32°51'56.40"N 35°32'11.72"E ArchNet: …
Qasr al-Kharanah:
Mosque Name: Qasr al-Kharanah Country: Jordan City: Desert Castle Year of construction (AH): 92 AH Year of construction (AD): 710 AD set by an inscription GPS: 31°43'44?N 36°27'46.06"E Gibson …
Um Al Walid:
Mosque Name: Um Al Walid Country: Jordan City: Um Walid Year of construction (AH): 93 AH Year of construction (AD): 712 AD GPS: 31.646810 35.899799 West Qasr: Gibson Classification: Between East …
Khann Zabib:
Mosque Name: Khirbet Khann al Zabib Country: Jordan City: Desert Castle Year of construction (AH): 93 AH Year of construction (AD): 712 AD GPS: 31°30'49.91"N 36° 6'2.63"E Gibson …
Khirbit al Mafjar Mosque:
Mosque Name: Khirbit al Mufjar Country: Israel City: Jericho Year of construction (AH): 95 AH Year of construction (AD): 714 AD GPS: 31°53'9.86"N 35°27'32.56"E ArchNet: …
Qasr Qastal:
Mosque Name: Qasr Qastal Country: Jordan City: Qastal Year of construction (AH): 101 AH Year of construction (AD): 720 AD GPS: 31°44'45.68"N 35°56'23.24"E Gibson Classification: Petra …
Hayr al Gharbi Mosque:
Mosque Name: Hayr al Gharbi Qasr and Mosque Country: Syria City: Desert Castle Year of construction (AH): 107 AH Year of construction (AD): 726 AD GPS: 34°20'39.77"N 37°35'3.67"E ArchNet: …
Hayr al Sharqi Mosque:
Mosque Name: Hayr al Sharqi Mosque Country: Syria City: Desert Castle Year of construction (AH): 110 AH Year of construction (AD): 728 AD GPS: 35° 4'25.52"N 39° 4'14.92"E ArchNet: …
Qasr Bayir:
Mosque Name: Qasr Bayir Country: Jordan City: Deasert Castle Year of construction (AH): 125 AH Year of construction (AD): 743 AD GPS: 30°45'43.33"N 36°40'45.58"E Gibson Classification: …
Mushatta Palace & Mosque:
Mosque Name: Mushatta Palace Country: Jordan City: Amman Year of construction (AH): 125 AH Year of construction (AD): 743 AD GPS: 31°44'17.42"N 36° 0'35.95"E ArchNet: …
Qasr Tubah:
Mosque Name: Qasr Tubah Country: Jordan City: Desert Castle Year of construction (AH): 126 AH Year of construction (AD): 743 AD GPS: 31°19'32"N 36°34'15"E Gibson Classification: Jerusalem …
Ukhaydir Mosque:
Mosque Name: Qasr Ukhaydir Country: Iraq City: Kufa Year of construction (AH): 146 AH Year of construction (AD): 764 AD GPS: 32°26'25.91"N 43°36'13.39"E ArchNet: …
Qasr Al-Fudayn:
Mosque Name: Qasr Al-Fedayn Mosque Country: Jordan City: Mufraq Year of construction (AD): 700-744 GPS: 32°20'44.32"N 36°12'2.55"E Gibson Classification: Between (181.8) Rebuilt facing …
Qasr Ain al-Sil:
Mosque Name: Qasr Ain al-Sil Country: Jordan City: Azrak Year of construction (AH): unknown Year of construction (AD): 8th century GPS: 31°53'40.36"N 36°50'44.98"E Gibson Classification: …
Qasr 'Azraq Mosque:
Mosque Name: Qasr ‘Azraq Mosque Country: Jordan City: ‘Azraq Year of construction (AD): 8th century GPS: 31°52'48.62"N 36°49'38.78"E Gibson Classification: Between Rebuilt …
Qasr Aseikhin Mosque:
Mosque Name: Qasr Aseikhin Mosque Country: Jordan City: Desert Castle Year of construction (AD): 8th century GPS: 31°56'46.14"N 36°57'6.91"E Gibson Classification: Mecca For a Link to the …
Qasr Al-Hallabat Mosque:
Mosque Name: Qasr Al-Hallabat Mosque Country: Jordan City: Desert Castle Year of construction (AD): 705-740 AD Set according to texts GPS: 32° 5'35.51"N 36°19'40.96"E Gibson Classification: …
Rashidiya:
This Jordanian Umayyad Qasr has been divided in two by a modern road. It faced Petra. There is a modern mosque beside it.