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Dhat Ras, Shqeirah, Ala’aina  in South Jordan " Robert Wenning, Unknown Temples at the Acropolis of Dhat Ras – Another Nabataean Sanctuary? Dhat Ras in Southern Moab is one of the most neglected ancient sites in Jordan, although its importance in the Roman period is indicated by three temples. The site urgently deserves attention. The so-called Small Temple is well known, but the only description and mapping we owe to Brünnow and von Domaszewski (1904). In comparison with that the situation of the two temples at the acropolis of Dhat Ras is even more frustrating. Again, besides the early short notes by Brünnow and von Domaszewski (1904), Musil (1907) and Savignac (1936), these temples remain neglected. There is no plan. Not much can be seen of the buildings and that explains why the site never attracted archaeologists. Nevertheless, from a description of the ruins we can learn a lot about the monuments. It became obvious that the western building with its high eastern wall, a landmark in the fertile Moabite Plateau, is a Nabataean sanctuary of the early first century AD. This classification is possible by the comparison of the wall’s composition and the style of the architectural decoration. Whether the eastern wall with its pilasters and half columns is part of the temple itself or part of a temenos wall needs to be clarified by excavations. A platform inside the area will be used for a reconstruction of the temple. The eastern building with its former southern façade seems to be another early temple. Even though it has been bulldozed recently in the last years, there is hope to get more of the temple, as about two meters of the façade seem to be hidden in the ground. End

A Byzantine church in the form of a basilica was recovered during the University of Mu‘tah excavations at Shqeirah in southern Karak. The evidence from the church and associated settlement brings to light several new features of church construction during the Byzantine period and expands the picture of settlement in the south of Jordan during this period. The church offers information about the Christian community at Shqeirah during the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods. The church of Shqeirah in the vicinity of Dhat Ras is fascinating by its archaeological relevance as well by its extraordinary scenic location. Some information can be gathered from recent excavations in the center of Petra, especially from the current fieldwork carried out by the French mission in the Qasr al-Bint area. New questions arise about the prominent position of such an extensi

Dhat Ras Temple The temple sits in the middle of a rectangular, man-made podium measuring 19.35 meters north-south and 14.35 meters east-west. This podium provided a level place on the knoll of the hill for the temple. The podium has at least three courses of ashlar stones. All three of these courses are visible only on the east side of the temple. The other sides have one or two courses exposed. [ Photo] The exterior of the temple itself measures 13.90 meters north-south and 9.90 meters east-west and is built of limestone, ashlar stones. The building faces south with the north-south walls oriented exactly with magnetic north. The highest point remaining at the time of our visit in 2001 was the northeast corner that measured 8.75 meters.[ Photo] The temple has three levels: • ground level • subterranean level • attic The temple has thick walls, measuring about 1.80 meters thick. [ Photo] The outer walls have a cornice, which extends around the temple on the eleventh co. End A Nabatean/Roman Temple at Dhat Ras, Jordan

The small modern village of Dhat Ras, Jordan, contains the remains of three Nabatean or Roman-period temples. One of the temples, the small temple, remains largely intact and is quite impressive in design and appearance. Unfortunately, these temples have been neglected by both historians and archaeologists and, because modern villagers are robbing the ruins for building materials, are in danger of disappearing. "

Dhat Ras, Shqeirah, Ala’aina
'' Reference and sources 1- Terry W. Eddinger 2- Taysir M. Atiat, University of Mu‘tah excavations at Shqeirah, Dhat Ras in South Jordan: A Preliminary Report