Medieval and Ottoman Hajj Route in Jordan : : An Archaeological and Historical Study / / Andrew Petersen.

• Superior document: Levant Supplementary Series
• VerfasserIn: Petersen, Andrew,
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford, [London] : : Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL),, [2022]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Levant supplementary series.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 240 pages) :; illustrations, maps.

As one of the five pillars of Islam the pilgrimage to Mecca (the Hajj) is central to the life of all Muslims. A network of roads radiates from the Hijaz like a giant spider's web, connecting Mecca to all parts of the Muslim world.

Table of Contents

Principal written sources -- The medieval hajj route through Syria and Jordan -- Early Ottoman Arabia and the Syrian hajj route -- The Ottoman hajj route : motivation and ideology -- Travelling on the Darb al-Hajj -- Ottoman fortification in Palestine and Transjordan -- The hajj route in Syria -- Catalogue of hajj forts in Jordan -- Catalogue of forts in Saudi Arabia -- Arabic and Turkish inscriptions on the Darb al-Hajj -- Excavations at Qalat Unaiza -- Ceramics from at Qalat Unaiza and other hajj forts in Jordan -- Finds from Qalat Unaiza and other Ottoman forts on the Darb al-Hajj.