Umayyad Market Square in Амман

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  Hasan Hasan

  :: 06 April 2018 11:06:48

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  Jesús Díaz

  :: 17 February 2018 18:00:04

  The Umayyad market square is part of the Umayyad Palatine City in Amman. It dates back to about 730 AD and it was designed to separate the monumental gateway to the Umayyad Palace from the congregational mosque. There are rows of shops flanking the open square area, which had a cistern at its center. Three shops at the northeast corner nearest the baths were later converted during the Medieval Fatimid period into a mosque. You can still notice the mihrab inside. Also, inscribed on the steps to the congregational mosque you can still partially read the only Arabic inscription found in-situ on the Citadel.