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State Jordan
City/site al-Qasṭal
Primary reference Addison, Erin, 2000. “The Mosque at al-Qastal: Report from al-Qastal Conservation and Development Project, 1999-2000”, Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 44: 477-491. http://publication.doa.gov.jo/Publications/ViewChapterPublic/1387 (free download)
Additional reference I Carlier, Patricia, and Morin, Frédéric, 1987. “Archaeological Researches at Qastal Second Mission, 1985”, Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 31: 221-246. http://publication.doa.gov.jo/Publications/ViewChapterPublic/1798 (free download)
Additional reference II Arce, Ignacio, 2018. “Qasṭal al-Balqāʾ Revisited (I) – The Qaṣr During the Umayyad Period: Plan, Vaulting and Phasing”, in: Markus Ritter and Mattia Guidetti (eds.), Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, vol. 1: Islamic Archaeology, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 579-600.
Additional reference III Gaube, Heinz, 1977. “ʿAmmān, Ḫarāne und Qasṭal: Vier frühislamische Bauwerke in Mitteljordanien”, Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins 93: 52-86.
Additional reference IV Bisheh, Ghazi, 2000. “A Short Note on the Minaret at Qastal”, in: “Ricerca in Giordania”, Liber Annuus 50: 499-501.
Additional reference V Imbert, Frédéric, 1992. “La nécropole islamique de Qasṭal al-Balqāʾ en Jordanie”, Archéologie Islamique 3: 17-59.
Additional reference VI Bacquey, Sylvie, and Imbert, Frédéric, 1986. “La necropole de Qasṭal”, Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 30: 397-404. http://publication.doa.gov.jo/Publications/ViewChapterPublic/2575 (free download)
Latitude 31.7527379764
Longitude 35.9280464366
Location: exact/approximate exact
Date of the mosque according to former research 700
Date basis: historical texts, mosque parallels, inscriptions, datable objects, C14, stratigraphy, construction techniques texts, inscriptions, and construction techniques
Early datable evidence inscriptions on the site: 228/843, 237/852, and others with script style of 800-1000
Concluded date for the mosque 850?
Basis for mosque identification (in addition to orientation) a mihrab
A general layout: a single hall, two-three halls, complex, a qibla wall alone three halls
Size of the mosque (in m) 27*18
Form of the mosque: square, rectangular with longitudinal direction (basilica), rectangular with transverse direction, other longitudinal
A mihrab is present yes
Construction materials ashlar stones over foundations made of rubble and mortar
Floor mosaic over plaster
Additional elements a minaret
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
מספר 59
מדינה ירדן
עיר/אתר אל-קסטל
הפניה 1 Addison, Erin, 2000. “The Mosque at al-Qastal: Report from al-Qastal Conservation and Development Project, 1999-2000”, Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 44: 477-491. http://publication.doa.gov.jo/Publications/ViewChapterPublic/1387 (להורדה)
הפניה 2 Carlier, Patricia, and Morin, Frédéric, 1987. “Archaeological Researches at Qastal Second Mission, 1985”, Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 31: 221-246. http://publication.doa.gov.jo/Publications/ViewChapterPublic/1798 (להורדה)
הפניה 3 Arce, Ignacio, 2018. “Qasṭal al-Balqāʾ Revisited (I) – The Qaṣr During the Umayyad Period: Plan, Vaulting and Phasing”, in: Markus Ritter and Mattia Guidetti (eds.), Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, vol. 1: Islamic Archaeology, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 579-600.
הפניה 4 Gaube, Heinz, 1977. “ʿAmmān, Ḫarāne und Qasṭal: Vier frühislamische Bauwerke in Mitteljordanien”, Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins 93: 52-86.
הפניה 5 Bisheh, Ghazi, 2000. “A Short Note on the Minaret at Qastal”, in: “Ricerca in Giordania”, Liber Annuus 50: 499-501.
הפניה 6 Imbert, Frédéric, 1992. “La nécropole islamique de Qasṭal al-Balqāʾ en Jordanie”, Archéologie Islamique 3: 17-59.
הפניה 7 Bacquey, Sylvie, and Imbert, Frédéric, 1986. “La necropole de Qasṭal”, Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 30: 397-404. http://publication.doa.gov.jo/Publications/ViewChapterPublic/2575 (להורדה)
קו רוחב 31.7527379764
קו אורך 35.9280464366
מקום: מדויק/משוער מדויק
תאריך המסגד על פי מחקרים קודמים 700
תארוך המסגד מבוסס על: מקורות הסטוריים (טקסטים), מקבילות, כתובות, ממצא נייד הניתן לתארוך, פחמן 14, סטרטיגרפיה, או טכניקות בניה טקסטים, כתובות, וטכניקות בניה
עדות מוקדמת הניתנת לתארוך כתובות באתר: 843/228, 852/237, וכתובות נוספות בסגנון כתב אופייני ל800-1000
תאריך המסגד על פי העדויות 850?
הבסיס לזיהוי המסגד הקדום (בנוסף לכיוון המבנה למכה) מחראב
גודל המסגד (במטרים) 27*18
מבנה המסגד: רבוע, מלבני מאורך (מבנה בסיליקני), מלבני רוחבי, אחר מלבני מאורך
ישנו מחראב במבנה כן
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
عدد 59
دولة الأردن
المدينة أو الموقع الاثري القسطل
المصدر الاساسي Addison, Erin, 2000. “The Mosque at al-Qastal: Report from al-Qastal Conservation and Development Project, 1999-2000”, Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 44: 477-491. http://publication.doa.gov.jo/Publications/ViewChapterPublic/1387 (للتحميل)
مصدر 2 Carlier, Patricia, and Morin, Frédéric, 1987. “Archaeological Researches at Qastal Second Mission, 1985”, Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 31: 221-246. http://publication.doa.gov.jo/Publications/ViewChapterPublic/1798 (للتحميل)
مصدر 3 Arce, Ignacio, 2018. “Qasṭal al-Balqāʾ Revisited (I) – The Qaṣr During the Umayyad Period: Plan, Vaulting and Phasing”, in: Markus Ritter and Mattia Guidetti (eds.), Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, vol. 1: Islamic Archaeology, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 579-600.
مصدر 4 Gaube, Heinz, 1977. “ʿAmmān, Ḫarāne und Qasṭal: Vier frühislamische Bauwerke in Mitteljordanien”, Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins 93: 52-86.
مصدر 5 Bisheh, Ghazi, 2000. “A Short Note on the Minaret at Qastal”, in: “Ricerca in Giordania”, Liber Annuus 50: 499-501.
مصدر 6 Imbert, Frédéric, 1992. “La nécropole islamique de Qasṭal al-Balqāʾ en Jordanie”, Archéologie Islamique 3: 17-59.
مصدر 7 Bacquey, Sylvie, and Imbert, Frédéric, 1986. “La necropole de Qasṭal”, Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 30: 397-404. http://publication.doa.gov.jo/Publications/ViewChapterPublic/2575 (للتحميل)
خط العرض 31.7527379764
خط الطول 35.9280464366
تحديد الموقع: دقيق أو تقريبي دقيق
تأريخ المسجد في الهذه المصادر 700
التأريخ يعتمد على: مصادر تاريخية، متماثل، نقوش، لقى التي يمكن تاريخها، الكربون المشع، طبقات، او تقنيات البناء مصادر تاريخية، نقوش، وتقنيات البناء
الدليل الاثري المبكر نقوش في الموقع: 228/84، 852/237، وأخرى من القرن التاسع او العاسر وفقا لنمط الخط
تأريخ المسجد 850?
أسس تحديد المسجد (بالإضافة إلى التوجيه) محراب
حجم المسجد (بالمتر) 27*18
شكل المسجد: مربع، مستطيل ذو اتجاه طولي (بازيليكا)، مستطيل ذو اتجاه عرضي، آخر اتجاه طولي
المحراب موجود موجود
Suggested Citation

Hagit Nol. (2021) "Mosque ID 59 from Asia/Jordan/al-Qasṭal". In Early Islamic Mosques Database. Hagit Nol (Ed). Released: 2021-11-14. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/d723adc5-15b7-46bb-b5a8-4e6c333e86da>

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