The medieval and Ottoman hajj route in Jordan
Subtitle: an archaeological and historical study
By: Andrew Petersen ; with contributions by Michael Diboll ... [et al.].
Contributors: Council for British Research in the Levant
Series: Levant supplementary series -- v. 12
Publisher: Oxbow Books; Council for British Research in the Levant
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford; Oakville, Ct; [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781842175026
Subjects: Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages; Fortification; Excavations (Archaeology); Antiquities; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Principal written sources; title: The medieval hajj route through Syria and Jordan; title: Early Ottoman Arabia and the Syrian hajj route; title: The Ottoman hajj route : motivation and ideology; title: Travelling on the Darb al-Hajj; title: Ottoman fortification in Palestine and Transjordan; title: The hajj route in Syria; title: Catalogue of hajj forts in Jordan; title: Catalogue of forts in Saudi Arabia; title: Arabic and Turkish inscriptions on the Darb al-Hajj; title: Excavations at Qalat Unaiza; title: Ceramics from at Qalat Unaiza and other hajj forts in Jordan; title: Finds from Qalat Unaiza and other Ottoman forts on the Darb al-Hajj.