<< Our Photo Pages >> Damiyah dolmen field - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Jordan
Submitted by ammanamba on Tuesday, 14 October 2014 Page Views: 20658
Site WatchSite Name: Damiyah dolmen field Alternative Name: Ala-Safat, Al-DamiyahCountry: Jordan Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Deir Alla Nearest Village: Damiyah
Latitude: 32.096234N Longitude: 35.564737E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
Internal Links:
External Links:
I have visited· I would like to visit
DrewParsons would like to visit
Region in Jordan. This region is located in the foothills of the Jordan Valley, facing the village and Tell of Damiyah, south of Deir Alla and road coming from Salt.
The Damiyah dolmen field also includes circles and related rock-cut tombs and is reported to be under severe threat from a stone quarry - although see the comments for updates.
There is another group of 8 dolmens, somewhat more north at the same foothills (north valley slope of the Zerka river) which look related. The majority of the dolmens are built on an elevated round terrace.
With thanks to Moti for help with the preparation of this article
Note: A film by Modern Explorers about the dolmen fields in Jordan, many of which are still in danger of being destroyed
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive map of the areaKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
8.7km NW 326° Argaman-Gilgal sanctuary Ancient Temple
25.4km SSW 201° The Gilgal associated peacefully with Joshua Stone Circle
26.3km W 261° Tel Shiloh Ancient Village or Settlement
29.9km SSW 204° Jericho* Ancient Village or Settlement
29.9km WNW 296° Jacob's Well (Bir Ya'Qub)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring
31.2km WNW 300° Mount 'Ebal Ancient Temple
31.7km SSE 159° Rawdah* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
32.7km S 174° Tulaylat al-Ghassul Ancient Village or Settlement
33.4km WSW 257° The Gilgal associated with Elijah and Elisha Stone Circle
34.6km N 357° Tel Tsaf* Ancient Village or Settlement
36.2km NNW 335° Gadara* Ancient Village or Settlement
36.9km ENE 56° Jerash* Ancient Village or Settlement
37.2km ESE 116° Amman.* NOT SET
38.0km SE 144° Hesbon* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
38.2km ESE 114° Amman Citadel* Ancient Village or Settlement
38.3km ESE 114° Jordan Archaeological Museum* Museum
39.6km SE 130° Tall al-Umayri* Ancient Village or Settlement
39.6km N 7° Pella (Jordan) Ancient Village or Settlement
40.6km ESE 107° Ain Ghazal* Ancient Village or Settlement
40.6km SSW 194° Qumran* Ancient Village or Settlement
41.6km N 5° Wadi Hammeh 27 Ancient Village or Settlement
43.2km SSE 160° Dolmens at Wadi Jadid* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
44.2km SW 224° Shuafat road Chalcolithic period site* Ancient Village or Settlement
45.7km N 353° Tel Beth Shean* Ancient Village or Settlement
46.5km SW 222° 2000 year old stone fragment in Jerusalem* Marker Stone
View more nearby sites and additional images