Watchtower in Rujm Al-Malfouf

Rujm Al-Malfouf is an ancient structure consisting of a round stone tower and several adjacent storerooms, located in the northern side of the Jabal Amman neighborhood of Amman, Jordan.

The structure was likely built in the 7th century BC during the Ammonite Kingdom, and was rebuilt and reused during the later Roman and Islamic periods. The site was excavated several times between 1969 and 2022, where several coins, potteries, and stamps were found. The tower-like building is similar to several structures on the plateaus of central Jordan, which were interpreted as "Ammonite towers" in the sense of border forts by Nelson Glueck in 1939, but are more recently considered to have fulfilled a variety of purposes across many historical periods, mainly of an agricultural and military nature.

On the southwestern side of Jabal Amman, a similar, now destroyed, smaller Ammonite tower stood, which is known as Rujm al-Malfouf South. It had a 13 meters diameter, compared to this tower's 22 meters diameter.

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Watchtower in Rujm Al-Malfouf steht weltweit auf Platz 324 von 6.412 im Burgen-Bekanntheitsranking des Atlas und Nr. 3 der 21 in Jordanien verzeichneten. Gegründet um 650 v. Chr., ist es älter als 100% der datierten Objekte des Atlas — eines von 3 Atlas-Objekten, die im 7. Jahrhundert v. Chr. gegründet wurden. Sehen Sie in der Burgen-Statistik, wie Jordanien abschneidet.

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