Um er-Rasas
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Um er-Rasas is an archaeological site in central Jordan renowned for its extensive Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic ruins, including well-preserved mosaic floors and church complexes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Um er-Rasas canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
about 30 km southeast of Madaba
ⓘ
about 60 km south of Amman ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Italian archaeological missions
ⓘ
Department of Antiquities of Jordan ⓘ
surface form:
Jordanian Department of Antiquities
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Castron Mefa'a
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Kastron Mefaa ⓘ Umm ar-Rasas ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | approx. 31.500°N 35.917°E ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Roman military camp
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cemeteries ⓘ church complexes ⓘ city walls ⓘ fortified castrum ⓘ mosaic floors ⓘ stone houses ⓘ tower used by stylite monks ⓘ water cisterns ⓘ |
| hasNotableMosaic |
floral mosaic motifs
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geometric mosaic patterns ⓘ mosaic depicting cities of the region ⓘ mosaic floor of the Church of Saint Stephen ⓘ |
| hasNotableStructure |
Church of Bishop Sergius
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Church of Saint Stephen ⓘ Church of the Baptism of Christ ⓘ Church of the Lions ⓘ Church of the Palm Tree ⓘ Church of the Priest Wa'il ⓘ Church of the Rivers ⓘ tower east of the site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Madaba Governorate
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central Jordan ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| partOf | Limes Arabicus frontier zone ⓘ |
| period |
Byzantine period
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Roman period ⓘ early Islamic period ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
concentration of churches
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extensive ruins from Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic periods ⓘ well-preserved mosaic floors ⓘ |
| region | Transjordan ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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early Islam ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriterion |
(i)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1093 ⓘ |
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