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 ocupa el puesto 324 de 6412 en el mundo en la clasificación de fama de este atlas y el n.º 3 de los 21 que el atlas cartografía en Jordania. Fundado en ca. 650 a. C., más antiguo que el 100% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 3 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo VII a. C. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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