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Revision as of 22:17, 17 January 2022 editArminden (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users56,245 edits If "Tell esh-Shuneh", then "Wadi el-Arab". Cannot change transliteration convention in the same sentence.← Previous edit Revision as of 20:28, 18 January 2022 edit undoArminden (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users56,245 edits Minor copy-edit. | Not a "city" at 25k.Next edit →
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{{Infobox settlement {{Infobox settlement
| name = Al-Shuna Al Shamalyah | name = Al-Shuna Al Shamalyah
| native_name = الشونة الشمالية | native_name = الشونة الشمالية
| native_name_lang = ara | native_name_lang = ara
| settlement_type = City | settlement_type = Town
| pushpin_map = Jordan | pushpin_map = Jordan
| coordinates = {{coord|32|36|36|N|35|36|29|E|type:city_region:JO|display=inline,title}} | coordinates = {{coord|32|36|36|N|35|36|29|E|type:city_region:JO|display=inline,title}}
| grid_position = 207/224 | grid_position = 207/224
| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Jordan}} | subdivision_name = {{flag|Jordan}}
| population_total = 25,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arabs48.com/?mod=articles&ID=108690|title=موقع عرب 48|last=arab48|website=موقع عرب 48|access-date=2016-12-11}}</ref> | population_total = 25,000<ref>{{Cite web|title=موقع عرب 48|website=موقع عرب 48|url=http://www.arabs48.com/?mod=articles&ID=108690|access-date=2016-12-11}}</ref>
}} }}


'''Al-Shuna Al Shamalyah''' ({{lang-ar|الشونة الشمالية}}) also known as '''North Shuna''' is a ]ian city. It is located in ], overlooking the ]. The city sits at the intersection of ] and ], and lies just south of the confluence of ] and ] rivers. '''Al-Shuna al-Shamalyah''' ({{lang-ar|الشونة الشمالية}}, also spelled Esh-Shuneh esh-Shamaliyeh), which translates to '''North Shuna''', a name it is also known by, is a ]ian town. It is located in ], overlooking the ]. The city sits at the intersection of ] and ], and lies just south of the confluence of ] and ] rivers.

==History== ==History==
The Jordanian census of 1961 found 3,462 inhabitants in Al-Shuna al-Shamalyah.<ref>Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. </ref> The Jordanian census of 1961 found 3,462 inhabitants in Al-Shuna al-Shamalyah.<ref>Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. </ref>


== Sites == ==Sites==

===Tell esh-Shuneh=== ===Tell esh-Shuneh===
In 1953, archeologists ] and ] excavated the site of ] esh-Shuneh, overlooking the ] el-Arab, just outside of the city. <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kafafi|first=Zeidan|title=Henri De Contenson's Archaeological Fieldwork in the Eastern Part of the Jordan Valley: A Re-Evaluation|url=http://syria.revues.org/pdf/170|journal=IFPO - Institut Français du Proche-Orient}}</ref> The site was re-excavated in the 1980s by Carrie Gustavson-Gaube and again in the 1990s by ]. The artifacts recovered from Tell esh-Shuneh include remains of structures, pottery, and silver dating from the ] and Early ].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=GRAHAM|first=PHILIP|last2=THILO|first2=REHREN|title=FOURTH MILLENNIUM BC SILVER FROM TELL ESH-SHUNA, JORDAN: ARCHAEOMETALLURGICAL INVESTIGATION AND SOME THOUGHTS ON CERAMIC SKEUOMORPHS|url=https://www.academia.edu/7001060|journal=Oxford Journal of Archaeology|language=en|volume=15|issue=2|issn=0262-5253}}</ref> Excavations also uncovered numerous ], suggesting that both Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age settlements at the site utilized agricultural irrigation.<ref>{{Citation|last=Jenkins|first=Emma|chapter=Past plant use in Jordan as revealed by archaeological and ethnoarchaeological phytolith signatures|pages=381–400|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780511975219|last2=Baker|first2=Ambroise|last3=Elliott|first3=Sarah|doi=10.1017/cbo9780511975219.023|title=Water, Life and Civilisation|year=2011|url=http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/18268/1/Jenkins_et_al__2011b.pdf}}</ref> In 1953, archaeologists ] and ] excavated the site of ] esh-Shuneh, overlooking the ] el-Arab, just outside of the city. <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kafafi|first=Zeidan|title=Henri De Contenson's Archaeological Fieldwork in the Eastern Part of the Jordan Valley: A Re-Evaluation|journal=IFPO - Institut Français du Proche-Orient|url= http://syria.revues.org/pdf/170}}</ref> The site was re-excavated in the 1980s by Carrie Gustavson-Gaube and again in the 1990s by ]. The artifacts recovered from Tell esh-Shuneh include remains of structures, pottery, and silver dating from the ] and ].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Graham |first=Philip |last2=Rehren |first2=Thilo |title=Fourth millennium BC silver from Tell esh-Shuna, Jordan: archaeometallurgical investigation and some thoughts on ceramic skeuomorphs |journal=] |volume=15 |issue=2 |pages=129-150 |issn=0262-5253 |url= https://www.academia.edu/7001060}}</ref> Excavations also uncovered numerous ], suggesting that both Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age settlements at the site utilized agricultural irrigation.<ref>{{Citation |last=Jenkins |first=Emma |last2=Baker |first2=Ambroise |last3=Elliott |first3=Sarah |chapter=Past plant use in Jordan as revealed by archaeological and ethnoarchaeological phytolith signatures |title=Water, Life and Civilisation |pages=381–400 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2011 |isbn= 9780511975219 |doi= 10.1017/cbo9780511975219.023 |url= http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/18268/1/Jenkins_et_al__2011b.pdf}}</ref>


=== Shrine of Muadh ibn Jabal === ===Shrine of Muadh ibn Jabal===
]The tomb of ] ({{Lang-ar|مقام الصحابي الجليل معاذ بن جبل رضي الله عنه}}), a prominent ] of ] and compiler of the ], is located in Al-Shuna al-Shamalya. The tomb is noted for its pleasant, yet allegedly unexplained smell.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jerusalempractical.blogspot.com/2016/12/chasing-fragrant-grave-of-muadh-bin.html|title=Jordan and Jerusalem 2016: > Chasing the Fragrant Grave of Muadh Ibn Jabal|last=Blogger|first=Rawabat|date=2016-12-04|website=Jordan and Jerusalem 2016|access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref> ]
The tomb of ] (official name in {{Lang-ar|مقام الصحابي الجليل معاذ بن جبل رضي الله عنه|The shrine of the great companion Muadh bin Jabal, may God be pleased with him}}), a prominent ] of ] and compiler of the ], is located in Al-Shuna al-Shamalya. The tomb is noted for its pleasant, yet allegedly unexplained smell.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jerusalempractical.blogspot.com/2016/12/chasing-fragrant-grave-of-muadh-bin.html|title=Jordan and Jerusalem 2016: > Chasing the Fragrant Grave of Muadh Ibn Jabal|last=Blogger|first=Rawabat|date=2016-12-04|website=Jordan and Jerusalem 2016|access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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==Bibliography== ==Bibliography==
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*{{cite book | title = First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population | author = Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics | year = 1964|url=http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensus1961bits.pdf}} *{{cite book |title= First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population |publisher= Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics |year=1964 |url= http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensus1961bits.pdf}}
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{{Irbid Governorate}} {{Irbid Governorate}}
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Revision as of 20:28, 18 January 2022

Town in Jordan
Al-Shuna Al Shamalyah الشونة الشمالية
Town
Al-Shuna Al Shamalyah is located in JordanAl-Shuna Al ShamalyahAl-Shuna Al Shamalyah
Coordinates: 32°36′36″N 35°36′29″E / 32.61000°N 35.60806°E / 32.61000; 35.60806
Grid position207/224
Country Jordan
Population
 • Total25,000

Al-Shuna al-Shamalyah (Template:Lang-ar, also spelled Esh-Shuneh esh-Shamaliyeh), which translates to North Shuna, a name it is also known by, is a Jordanian town. It is located in Irbid Governorate, overlooking the Jordan River Valley. The city sits at the intersection of Highway 65 and Highway 10, and lies just south of the confluence of Yarmouk and Jordan rivers.

History

The Jordanian census of 1961 found 3,462 inhabitants in Al-Shuna al-Shamalyah.

Sites

Tell esh-Shuneh

In 1953, archaeologists Henri de Contenson and James Mellaart excavated the site of Tell esh-Shuneh, overlooking the Wadi el-Arab, just outside of the city. The site was re-excavated in the 1980s by Carrie Gustavson-Gaube and again in the 1990s by Durham University. The artifacts recovered from Tell esh-Shuneh include remains of structures, pottery, and silver dating from the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age. Excavations also uncovered numerous macrobotanical remains, suggesting that both Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age settlements at the site utilized agricultural irrigation.

Shrine of Muadh ibn Jabal

Shrine of Muadh ibn Jabal

The tomb of Muadh Ibn Jabal (official name in Template:Lang-ar), a prominent Sahabah of Muhammad and compiler of the Quran, is located in Al-Shuna al-Shamalya. The tomb is noted for its pleasant, yet allegedly unexplained smell.

References

  1. "موقع عرب 48". موقع عرب 48. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 14
  3. Kafafi, Zeidan. "Henri De Contenson's Archaeological Fieldwork in the Eastern Part of the Jordan Valley: A Re-Evaluation". IFPO - Institut Français du Proche-Orient.
  4. Graham, Philip; Rehren, Thilo. "Fourth millennium BC silver from Tell esh-Shuna, Jordan: archaeometallurgical investigation and some thoughts on ceramic skeuomorphs". Oxford Journal of Archaeology. 15 (2): 129–150. ISSN 0262-5253.
  5. Jenkins, Emma; Baker, Ambroise; Elliott, Sarah (2011), "Past plant use in Jordan as revealed by archaeological and ethnoarchaeological phytolith signatures", Water, Life and Civilisation (PDF), Cambridge University Press, pp. 381–400, doi:10.1017/cbo9780511975219.023, ISBN 9780511975219
  6. Blogger, Rawabat (2016-12-04). "Jordan and Jerusalem 2016: > Chasing the Fragrant Grave of Muadh Ibn Jabal". Jordan and Jerusalem 2016. Retrieved 2018-11-20.

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