Um al Djamal: part two

Collection title

Land of Islam

ID

JRT00411

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

2000

Production year

2000

Abstract

The episode is about Um al DJamal, and the Roman route of passing trade caravans in the Trojan period. The road was paved with stones and was later used by Muslims;in the period of Muslim conquests which was called " the Summer and Winter Journey '; the prophet Mohammed used it when he went to meet the monk ( Bouhaira), in El Bukeyawiy . The episode presents archaeological and historical sites: churches,,engravings, manuscripts from the Christian period and others from the islamic and the Umayyad periods.

Type

video

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Archaeological sites

Secondary themes

• Historical heritages
• Tourism and cultural sites / Tourist sites

Credits / Cast

• Al Majali Bakr - Author of original work
• Al Majali Bakr - Speaker
• Ezzoghbi Nasser - Director

Period of events

• From 0 to 500

Map locations

• Jordan - Transjordan Plateau - AL Mafraq

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

10m57

Additional information

Um al Djamal -The Roman road - a road paved with stones - church - Latin sculptures.