Qasr Azraq? Actually Azas Hill Reservoir Terrace
Azas Reservoir
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Hydraulic culture·🇯🇴 Mafraq, Jawa Region, Jordan
About
About Qasr Azraq? Actually Azas Hill Reservoir Terrace
Qasr Azraq? Actually Azas Hill Reservoir Terrace in Mafraq, Jawa Region, Jordan is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attributed to Hydraulic culture. Systematic survey and coring document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal citadel and domestic quarter. Dimensions canal 450 m long × 3.5 m wide; reservoir 52 m × 38 m; area 20.3 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition buried. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Hydraulic culture hydraulic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 950 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)
- Culture
- Hydraulic culture
- Purpose
- Water management and hydraulic engineering
- Rediscovered
- 1980
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 953 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1921
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
32.3400° N · 37.0000° E · 950 m · 3 mapped features
Main Canal Channel
canalMain Canal Channel at Qasr Azraq? Actually Azas Hill Reservoir Terrace — canal with stratified deposits
32.3384° N · 36.9995° EReservoir Basin
reservoirReservoir Basin at Qasr Azraq? Actually Azas Hill Reservoir Terrace — reservoir with stratified deposits
32.3391° N · 37.0012° ERegulator Gate
gateRegulator Gate at Qasr Azraq? Actually Azas Hill Reservoir Terrace — gate with stratified deposits
32.3407° N · 37.0023° E