The village of Tebna

Collection title

Cities of Jordan

ID

JRT00254

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

1995

Production year

1995

Abstract

The program deals with the village of Tebna in the province of Irbid, its history and its original buildings. The Mamluk period can be noticed through the ruins, olives trees and farms. El Zaisani mosque was a unique one, it was built by the governor of Tebna, Ahmed Dhahar, in 1771. Details about this mosque; its architecture, its thick walls, and about the fortress of Tebna, built in 1960 .

Type

video

Production companies

• Television - Own production

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Tourist sites

Secondary themes

• Historical heritages
• Society and way of life
• Historical heritages / Arab and muslim worlds

Credits / Cast

• Khelifa Isaad - Speaker
• Atell Mahmoud - Author of original work
• Atell Mahmoud - Director

Period of events

• From 1500 to 1800

Map locations

• Jordan - Transjordan Plateau - Irbid

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

8m17

Additional information

Irbid - the village of Tebna - nature - mountains - valleys - vestiges - olive trees - farms - mosque - Tebna fortress - ponds - tennour bread