Tracing Islamic Heritage in the Jordanian Badia: Preliminary Remarks on a Newly Discovered Mosque

Al-Manaser, Ali; Hasan, Esraa Zuhier

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17252364.

Vol. 56 (2025), pp. 99–108 •

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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Tracing Islamic Heritage in the Jordanian Badia: Preliminary Remarks on a Newly Discovered Mosque

Ali Al-Manaser,¹ Esraa Zuhier Hasan ²

(1) Department of Cultural Resources Management and Museology, Queen Rania Faculty of Tourism and Heritage, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan; (2) Independent Researcher, Jordan

(aliy@hu.edu.jo)

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Abstract

The present paper investigates an Islamic mosque identified in the surveys of the Badia Epigraphic Survey (BES) Project in 2018. The mosque is located in the Wadi Al-Khudari area of the northeastern Jordanian Badia. The mosque is characterized by the significant height of its walls, the surrounding area of approximately 100 square meters, and a variety of Arabic Islamic inscriptions. In addition to the construction techniques used and the unique architectural aspects of the mosque, this suggests significant historical and cultural value. The research suggests that the Islamic mosque in the Jordanian Badia can be categorized into two categories: temporary and permanent, segregating by architectural form and design.

Keywords

Rock art, Black Desert, Jordanian Badia, written heritage, early Islamic architecture, OCIANA.

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Al-Manaser, A.; E.Z. Hasan 2025.
Tracing Islamic Heritage in the Jordanian Badia: Preliminary Remarks on a Newly Discovered Mosque. Arqueología Iberoamericana 56: 99–108.

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PURL: purl.org/aia/5611. ARK: ark:49934/388, ark:49934/388.

Received: September 1, 2025. Accepted: September 23, 2025. Published: October 4, 2025.

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