Rujm al-Malfuf

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Rujm al-Malfuf is an archaeological site in Jordan featuring remains associated with the ancient Iron Age kingdom of Ammon.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rujm al-Malfuf canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWith Kingdom of Ammon ⓘ
country Jordan ⓘ
culture Ammonite ⓘ
evidenceOf Ammonite territorial control ⓘ
Iron Age settlement system ⓘ
excavated yes ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf fortified structure ⓘ
tower-like building ⓘ
hasFeature circular structure ⓘ
interior rooms ⓘ
thick stone walls ⓘ
hasType rujm-type tower ⓘ
heritageOf Jordan ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Amman Governorate ⓘ
north-central Jordan ⓘ
locatedNear Amman ⓘ
locatedOn hilltop ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
nameMeaning “the coiled cairn” (approximate translation) ⓘ
partOf Ammonite defensive network ⓘ
linked to: Ammonites
period Iron Age ⓘ
region Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
significance evidence for Iron Age Ammonite architecture ⓘ
evidence for regional defense system in Iron Age Jordan ⓘ
usedFor defensive purposes ⓘ
watchtower ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ammon → archaeologicalEvidenceFoundAt → Rujm al-Malfuf ⓘ