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Aqaba Castle, origin, development and evolution of Khans in Jordan: an archaeological approach

Reem Al Shqour (UGent)
(2015)
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The origin and development of the khan, also known as caravanserai or roadside inns, is an area of research that has not been extensively addressed in the existing studies on the Islamic history and archaeology of Jordan. This is somewhat surprising considering both their historic importance as way stations for pilgrims undertaking the hajj and their ubiquitous presence throughout the Jordanian landscape. On top of that all of the previous studies on khans have been either very general or quite restricted in terms of geography and chronological/historical scope. Therefore my dissertation will involve a diachronic study of the development of Aqaba castle, an important Islamic khan at the junction of two major pilgrim routes, both based on ancient Arabic and Crusader sources and the results of the excavations undertaken by Ghent University in Aqaba in which I participated both as co-director and director. The main objectives concerning the Aqaba castle project are defining a chronological sequence of occupation of the site and to provide a structural interpretation of the layout of both the standing remains and the underlying structures. This case-study will be framed within the results of a wider survey and study of the surviving khans in Jordan, the majority of which I have already undertaken. The combination of these studies will result in the first diachronic description and analysis of the origin and development of the khans in Jordan.
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Byzantine Umayyad, structures, Aqaba Castle, fort, Ayubbid, qusr, misr, function, development, origin, history, Khans, Jordan, archaeology, market, Nabataean, Bronze Age, Iron Age, travelers, Mamluk, Ottoman, Ottoman historical sources, medieval historical sources, ceramic, coins., caravan, hajj, Roman, route

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Al Shqour, Reem. Aqaba Castle, Origin, Development and Evolution of Khans in Jordan: An Archaeological Approach. Ghent University. Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, 2015.
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Al Shqour, R. (2015). Aqaba Castle, origin, development and evolution of Khans in Jordan: an archaeological approach. Ghent University. Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Ghent, Belgium.
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Al Shqour, Reem. 2015. “Aqaba Castle, Origin, Development and Evolution of Khans in Jordan: An Archaeological Approach.” Ghent, Belgium: Ghent University. Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.
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Al Shqour, Reem. 2015. “Aqaba Castle, Origin, Development and Evolution of Khans in Jordan: An Archaeological Approach.” Ghent, Belgium: Ghent University. Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.
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Al Shqour R. Aqaba Castle, origin, development and evolution of Khans in Jordan: an archaeological approach. [Ghent, Belgium]: Ghent University. Faculty of Arts and Philosophy; 2015.
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R. Al Shqour, “Aqaba Castle, origin, development and evolution of Khans in Jordan: an archaeological approach,” Ghent University. Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Ghent, Belgium, 2015.
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  abstract     = {{The origin and development of the khan, also known as caravanserai or roadside inns, is an area of research that has not been extensively addressed in the existing studies on the Islamic history and archaeology of Jordan. This is somewhat surprising considering both their historic importance as way stations for pilgrims undertaking the hajj and their ubiquitous presence throughout the Jordanian landscape.  On top of that all of the previous studies on khans have been either very general or quite restricted in terms of geography and chronological/historical scope. Therefore my dissertation will involve a diachronic study of the development of Aqaba castle, an important Islamic khan at the junction of two major pilgrim routes, both based on ancient Arabic and Crusader sources and the results of the excavations undertaken by Ghent University in Aqaba in which I participated both as co-director and director. 
The main objectives concerning the Aqaba castle project are defining a chronological sequence of occupation of the site and to provide a structural interpretation of the layout of both the standing remains and the underlying structures. This case-study will be framed within the results of a wider survey and study of the surviving khans in Jordan, the majority of which I have already undertaken. The combination of these studies will result in the first diachronic description and analysis of the origin and development of the khans in Jordan.}},
  author       = {{Al Shqour, Reem}},
  keywords     = {{Byzantine Umayyad,structures,Aqaba Castle,fort,Ayubbid,qusr,misr,function,development,origin,history,Khans,Jordan,archaeology,market,Nabataean,Bronze Age,Iron Age,travelers,Mamluk,Ottoman,Ottoman historical sources,medieval historical sources,ceramic,coins.,caravan,hajj,Roman,route}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{XVI, 488}},
  publisher    = {{Ghent University. Faculty of Arts and Philosophy}},
  school       = {{Ghent University}},
  title        = {{Aqaba Castle, origin, development and evolution of Khans in Jordan: an archaeological approach}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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