Ammonite Watchtower
Rujm al-Malfuf (North) is one of the largest and best preserved tower complexes in the greater district of Amman. Dated to the Roman period, it was most probably built on a structure from Iron-Age II (Ammonite period).
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View from north, from the Department of Antiquities of Jordan (DOA). In the background, the Algerian Embassy.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
Rujm al-Malfuf (North) is one of the largest and best preserved tower complexes in the greater district of Amman. Dated to the Roman period, it was most probably built on a structure from Iron-Age II (Ammonite period).
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