Jordan. Tall Hesban, Ajarmeh Village ca AD 1870-present

Title: Jordan. Tall Hesban, Ajarmeh Village ca AD 1870-present
Type: still image
Creator: Khouri, Rami G.
Date: 1998
Description: Mamluk Regional Capital ca AD 12-15, Abbasid Pilgrim Rest ca AD 750-1200, Umayyad Market Town ca AD 650-750, Byzantine Ecclesiastical Center ca AD 350-650, Roman Temple Town ca 63- AD 350, Hellenistic Fortress ca 198-63 BC, Ammonite Citadel ca 900-500 BC, Proto Ammonite Village ca 120-900 BC, Traditional Amorite Stronghold -- Excavated by Andrews University in Cooperation with the Department of Antiquities. -- Located approximately 25 kilometers southwest of Amman and overlooking the northeast edge of Dead Sea, Tall Hisban once occupied a strategic position along a caravan route of classical and medieval times and the Ayyubid-Mamluk pilgrimage route from Damascus to Mecca (Walker, B. (ADAJ 47 (2003); p. 443).
Format: 35mm slide
Place: Tall Hesban (Jordan)
Identifier: RK_J_2_S_52_016
Tag: Byzantine; Mamluk; Hishbon
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StarchiveID: 82412
Country: Jordan