Jabal Sais
| Jabal Sais جبل سايس | |
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Rif Dimashq | |
| Country | Syria |
| Coordinates | 33°18′11″N 37°21′34″E / 33.303116°N 37.359575°E |
| Technical details | |
| Material | adobe |
Jabal Sais (
Arabic: جبل سايس also known as Qasr Says is a Umayyad desert fortification or former palace in Syria which was built 707-715 AD. The fortification sits near an extinct volcano.[1] Jabal Says is mountain peak next to the fortification which sits 621 meters above sea level.[2]
History
Built from 707-715 AD and located in the Syrian Desert.Jabal Says, likely as a Bedouin summer encampment between his base of operations in al-Qaryatayn and another of his desert forts, Qasr Burqu'.[6]
Jebel Usays inscription
The site contains a famous inscription known as the Jebel Usays inscription composed either in 528 or 532/3 AD. It describes the Jafnid leader Al-Harith ibn Jabalah with the leader al-malik, corresponding to how the title is spelt in Syriac texts from the time.[7][8]
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jabal Sais.
- Desert castles
- List of castles in Syria
Notes
- ISBN 9781134921935. Archivedfrom the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Jabal Says". Geo View. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ISBN 978-0812207286. Archivedfrom the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Remains of the Ummayad Palace in Jabal Says". Syrian Heritage. Syrian Heritage Archive. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ISBN 978-0415728805. Archivedfrom the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ISBN 90-04-10633-2.
- ISBN 978-0-415-72880-5.
- ISBN 978-0-19-965452-9.
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