Jordan. Hot air balloons at Qal'at Daba'a (Dhab’a Fortress)

Title: Jordan. Hot air balloons at Qal'at Daba'a (Dhab’a Fortress)
Type: still image
Creator: Khouri, Rami G.
Date: 1988
Description: Qal'at al-Deb'a" This is located approximately 1 km due west of Mahattat al-Deb'a; a station on the Hejaz Railway between Jisa and Khan al-Zabib. The site consists of a square fort and two cisterns lying adjacent to the wadis. The fort measures about 25 meters per side including the four square corner towers. The two reservoirs are located at a distance of 25.80 meters from the fort. (Petersen, A. "Early Ottoman Forts on the Hajj Route in Jordan. 1986; p. 24-29).
Format: 35mm slide
Place: Qal'at Dab'a (Jordan)
Identifier: RK_J_2_S_98_076
Historical Periods: Ottoman
Tag: fortification; ballooning
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StarchiveID: 105787
Country: Jordan