Castron Mefa'a
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Castron Mefa'a is the ancient Roman-Byzantine fortified settlement and archaeological site in Jordan now known as Um er-Rasas, noted for its well-preserved mosaics and ruins.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman-Byzantine site
ⓘ
ancient fortified settlement ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| excavated |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | Byzantine mosaic art ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
churches
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ fortified camp ⓘ mosaic floors ⓘ stone buildings ⓘ towers ⓘ water cisterns ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Byzantine period
NERFINISHED
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Early Islamic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionType | mosaic inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasLanguageHistorical |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Church of Saint Stephen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Byzantine churches ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesTo | Um er-Rasas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Byzantine churches
ⓘ
ruins of fortifications ⓘ well-preserved mosaics ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jordan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Um er-Rasas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Madaba Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Madaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Limes Arabicus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Um er-Rasas archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | central Jordan ⓘ |
| religionHistorical | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfUse |
3rd century CE
ⓘ
4th century CE ⓘ 5th century CE ⓘ 6th century CE ⓘ 7th century CE ⓘ 8th century CE ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1093 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
military outpost
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
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