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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:archaeological_site
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gptkbp:alternativeName
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gptkb:Umm_el-Jimal
Umm al-Jimal Archaeological Site
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gptkbp:builtYear
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gptkb:Roman_period
Byzantine period
early Islamic period
Nabataean period
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Byzantine_basilicas
watchtowers
Roman barracks
agricultural installations
water cisterns
ancient streets
Nabataean tombs
16 ancient churches
Umayyad houses
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gptkbp:coordinates
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32.3256°N 36.3842°E
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gptkbp:currentUse
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gptkb:tourist_attraction
archaeological research site
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gptkbp:distanceFromAmman
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approximately 70 km northeast
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gptkbp:excavatedBy
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gptkb:Howard_Crosby_Butler
gptkb:Bert_de_Vries
1905
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gptkbp:historicalPopulation
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gptkb:Romans
gptkb:Nabataeans
gptkb:Byzantines
gptkb:Umayyads
modern Jordanians
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Mafraq_Governorate
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:northern_Jordan
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Mafraq
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gptkbp:notable_for
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gptkb:Nabataean_inscriptions
water reservoirs
Roman fortifications
well-preserved ruins
ancient churches
Byzantine houses
Umayyad-era structures
basalt stone architecture
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gptkbp:openToPublic
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yes
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Hauran
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gptkbp:significance
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crossroads of ancient trade routes
example of rural Roman-Byzantine town
preservation of multi-period architecture
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gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list
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2001
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.ummeljimal.org/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Roman_Arabia
gptkb:Roman_Arabia_Petraea
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Umm al-Jimal
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