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は、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界324位（全6,412件中）、ヨルダンの21件では3位にランクされています。約紀元前650年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の100%より古い城です（紀元前7世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の3件のひとつ）。ヨルダンが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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