The medieval and Ottoman Hajj route in Jordan: an archaeological and historical study
Principal written sources -- The medieval hajj route through Syria and Jordan -- Early Ottoman Arabia and the Syrian hajj route -- The Ottoman hajj route : motivation and ideology -- Travelling on the Darb al-Hajj -- Ottoman fortification in Palestine and Transjordan -- The hajj route in Syria -- Ca...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford [u.a.]
Oxbow Books
2012
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| In: |
Levant supplementary series (12)
Year: 2012 |
| Series/Journal: | Levant supplementary series
12 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jordan
/ Hajj
/ Route of travel
/ Findings
/ History 700-1900
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| Further subjects: | B
Excavations (archaeology)
Jordan
B Excavations (archaeology) (Jordan) B Fortification History Jordan B Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages (Jordan) History B Jordan Antiquities B Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages History Jordan B Fortification (Jordan) History B Bibliography |
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| Summary: | Principal written sources -- The medieval hajj route through Syria and Jordan -- Early Ottoman Arabia and the Syrian hajj route -- The Ottoman hajj route : motivation and ideology -- Travelling on the Darb al-Hajj -- Ottoman fortification in Palestine and Transjordan -- The hajj route in Syria -- Catalogue of hajj forts in Jordan -- Catalogue of forts in Saudi Arabia -- Arabic and Turkish inscriptions on the Darb al-Hajj -- Excavations at Qalat Unaiza -- Ceramics from at Qalat Unaiza and other hajj forts in Jordan -- Finds from Qalat Unaiza and other Ottoman forts on the Darb al-Hajj |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XII, 240 S., Ill., Kt., 31 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84217-502-6 1-84217-502-5 |
