A mosque attributed to ‘Umar b. al-Khaṭṭāb in Dūmat al-Jandal in Al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9276483 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey King (0009-0002-8514-3678, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109-123 |
| Publication date | 1978-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-869X • E-ISSN: 2051-2066 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0035869x00134550 |
| OpenAlex | W2333715676 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
The al-Jawf oasis lies at the northern extremity of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and although closer to ‘Ammān than to al-Riyāḍ, it is nevertheless reckoned by some to be a part of geographical Najd. Within the oasis is the settlement known as al-Jawf or Jawf 'Amīr, which is the ancient town of Dūmat al-Jandal, famous in early Islamic history. In the district, the town of al-Jawf is still referred to by the local people as Dūmat al-Jandal. Dūmat al-Jandal is no longer the main town of the area, having declined when Sakāka to the north-east became the seat of the amīrate. Today much of Dūmat al-Jandal appears to be deserted and the houses ruined, although it was clearly formerly a large settlement whose extensive farms and gardens are still cultivated (Plate I). The whole al-Jawf oasis and Wādī Sirḥān to the north are rich in pre-Islamic monuments and inscriptions which have been documented to some extent and standing on the acropolis of Dūmat al-Jandal is the largest of all these monuments, Qaṣr al-Mārid, dated to the 3rd century A.D., but with later additions (Plate II)
Acropolis · Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Islam · Settlement (finance) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Architecture and Cultural Influences · History
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.02 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 1978 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |