Iraq Al-Amir

`Iraq al Amir
`Iraq al Amir Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 31°55′N 35°45′E / 31.917°N 35.750°E / 31.917; 35.750Coordinates: 31°55′N 35°45′E / 31.917°N 35.750°E / 31.917; 35.750
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Amman Governorate
Time zone	UTC + 2

Iraq al-Amir or Araq el-Amir (Arabic:عراق الأمير - literally, "Caves of The Prince"), is the name shared by a town and nearby caves, within the municipality of Amman in the Jordan Valley. Located about 15 km southwest of the town of Wadi as-Seer, it has a population of about 6000 people, mostly members of the tribe of Abbadi. During the Greek Macedonian occupation, Iraq al -Amir was known under the Greek name Tyros. Ptolemy Philadelpus built the city, transferring population from Tyrus of Phoinicia. It is located on the hills with high and medium altitude, the area has many springs, and is famous for its olive trees, in addition to other forest trees. About 0.5 km south of the town is located the so-called Al-Iraq historical site, marked by the partially restored palace (known colloquially as Qasr Al-Abd, (literally, "Palace of the Servant") perhaps an ironic reference to the name etched in the caves nearby, believed to be the name of the owner of said estate. See link below for more information) which was built during the Hellenistic period, around the 3rd century BC, and reused under Byzantine rule before being destroyed by an earthquake. There are many caves in the hills which were inhabited during the Copper Age.

Bibliography

Will, E. and Larché, F., ‘Iraq al Amir, le Château du Tobiade Hyrcan. 2 vols (Paris: P. Geuthner, 1991) (BAH 132).
Larché, F., ‘Iraq al-Amir, le Château du Tobiade Hyrcan. Vol. II: Restitution et Reconstruction. 2 vols (Beirut: IFPO, 2005) (BAH 172).
Rosenberg, Stephen Gabriel, Airaq al-Amir, The Architecture of the Tobiads (Oxford: Hadrian Books, 2006) (BAR International Series 1544).
Rosenberg, Stephen, "Felicien de Saulcy and the Rediscovery of Tyros in Jordan," Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 138,1 (2006), 35-41.
'Iraq al-Amir, guide historique et archéologique du domaine des Tobiades. Beyrouth, Guides archéologiques de l’Ifpo, 2010.

External links

Jordanie - Iraq-al-Emir, le rêve inachevé

Amman Governorate

Districts	Abu Nser Al-Abdali Al-Jeezah Al-Madinah Al-Moqableen Al-Naser Al-Yarmouk Al-Muwaqqar Bader Bader Al-Jadida Basman Husban Al-Jadeedah and Umm Al-Basateen Jubeiha Kherbet Al-Souq Marj Al-Hamam Marka Na'our Qweismeh, Al-Jweideh, Abu Alanda and Rqeim Ras Al-Ein Sahab Shafa Badran Sweileh Tareq Tla' Al-Ali, Khalda and Umm As Summaq Uhod Wadi Al-Seer Zahran

Towns, villages and neighborhoods	`Abdun Abu `Alandah Adh Dhuhaybah Al `Al Al `Amiriyah Al Bahhath Al Bassah Al Bunayyat al Janubiyah Al Bunayyat ash Shamaliyah Al Hawwasiyah Al Hummar Al Jumayyil Al Juwayyidah Al Lubban Al Mabrak Al Mahattah Al Manakhir Al Muqabalayn Al Mushaqqar Al Mushayrifah Al Mushayrifah Al Qartu`iyah Al Qastal Al Qunaytirah Al Quwaysimah Al Yadudah `Ammuriya An Nuwayjis Ar Rabahiyah Ar Rajib Ar Riwaq Ash Shufatah Ash Shumaysani As Samik As Saqrah At Tunayb Barazin Barzah Barzah Bayt Zir`ah Biddin Bilal Dab`ah Dhuhaybah Hawwarah Hisban `Iraq al Amir Jabal Amman Jalul Jawa Juraynah Khilda Khirbat `Assaf Khirbat Badran Khirbat Khaww Khirbat Siran Ma`in Manja Marka Mukawir Mulayh Natl Qasr al Hallabat Qubur `Abd Allah Qurayyat Falhah Qurayyat Nafi` Qurayyat Salim Rujaym Salim Rujm ash Shami Rujm ash Shara'irah Sahab Shmeisani Shunat Ibn `Adwan Sufah Sumiya Suwaylih Tabarbawr Tila` al `Ali Umm al `Amad Umm al Birak Umm al Hanafish Umm al Kundum Umm al Qanafidh Umm ar Rasas Umm as Summaq Umm Juraysat Umm Nuwarah Umm Qusayr Umm Qusayr Umm Rummanah Umm Shujayrah al Gharbiyah Umm Zuwaytinah `Urjan al Gharbiyah `Urjan ash Sharqiyah `Uyun adh Dhi'b Yajuz Zaba'ir `Udwan Zuwayza

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Iraq Al-Amir

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