Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)

World Heritage

Jordan

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This archaeological site, which began as a Roman military camp and developed into a town from the 5th century onwards, remains largely unexcavated. It contains remains from the Roman, Byzantine and early Muslim periods (late 3rd to 9th century AD), as well as a Roman military camp. The site also has 16 churches, some of which have well-preserved mosaic floors. Of particular note is the mosaic floor of the Church of St. Stephen, which depicts towns in the area. Two square towers are probably the only remains of the area's famous ascetics (ascetics who spent time in solitude atop a pillar or tower). Scattered around Um er-Rasas are remains of ancient agricultural practices in arid regions.

# Archaeological sites

# church

# Roman military camp

# town

# Mosaic Floor

# Square tower

Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) 6

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Stylite tower as seen from afar

arch from an oblique angle

The only known remaining icon left in the complex

Fisherman, top half of figure erased

Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) 7

restoration work on Tower in 2017

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Information extracted from Wikidata

office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/0b2j2z
Commons category	Umm ar-Rasas
inception	2004-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location	Point(35.919722222 31.499722222)
page banner	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WV%20banner%20Um%20er%20Rasas%20Mosaics.jpg
area	23.928
culture	Roman Empire
culture	Byzantine Empire
World Heritage criteria	Larousse Encyclopedia online
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (i)
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Umm%20Rasas%20House%20ruins.JPG
executive body	Umm ar-Rasas
male population	1278929

start time	2004-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	أم الرصاص
official name	Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)
official name	Um er-Rasas (Kastron Mefa’a)
official name	Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa’a)
official name	ウム・エル-ラサス（キャストロ・メファ）
official name	Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa’a)
official name	Археологические находки в Ум-эр-Расас (Кастрон-Мефъа)
official name	乌姆赖萨斯考古遗址
volume as quantity	World Heritage selection criterion (i)
volume as quantity	Larousse Encyclopedia online
volume as quantity	World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
area	90
applies to part	buffer zone