Jordan. Umm al-Walid, Umayyad fortified palace dating back to the 8th Century AD

Title: Jordan. Umm al-Walid, Umayyad fortified palace dating back to the 8th Century AD
Description: The ruins of Umm al-Walid cover the length of a small hill (about 40 m.). The site features a mosque, an eastern qasr, a central qasr, two Roman temples and a western qasr. Even though the site has been occupied since the Bronze Age, archaeological explorations have focused the Umayyad period, and specifically on the eastern qasr and the mosque (Bisheh, G. The Umayyads : the rise of Islamic art. 2000; p.93)
Place: Umm el Walid (Jordan)
Identifier: RK_J_2_S_112_067
Historical Periods: Umayyad
Tag: palaces
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