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The Journal of the Council for British Research in the Levant
Volume 54, 2022 - Issue 1
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The Crusader Lordship of Transjordan (1100–1189): settlement forms, dynamics and significance

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Figure 1 The Lordship of Transjordan in relation to sites in the broader region (copyright: Google Earth).

Figure 1 The Lordship of Transjordan in relation to sites in the broader region (copyright: Google Earth).

Figure 2 a: Regions and features of physical geography in the Lordship of Transjordan and the Sawad. b: Location of sites in the Lordship of Transjordan and the Sawad mentioned in the text (copyright: Google Earth).

Figure 2 a: Regions and features of physical geography in the Lordship of Transjordan and the Sawad. b: Location of sites in the Lordship of Transjordan and the Sawad mentioned in the text (copyright: Google Earth).

Figure 3 Location of sites in the Shawbak and the Petra regions mentioned in the text (copyright: Google Earth).

Figure 3 Location of sites in the Shawbak and the Petra regions mentioned in the text (copyright: Google Earth).

Figure 4 The pilgrimage site of Jabal Harun, with the sanctuary to Aaron at the top of the mountain (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 4 The pilgrimage site of Jabal Harun, with the sanctuary to Aaron at the top of the mountain (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 5 Shawbak castle, aerial view from east (photo by D. Kennedy, APAAME_20090930_DLK-0174). Reproduced with kind permission.

Figure 5 Shawbak castle, aerial view from east (photo by D. Kennedy, APAAME_20090930_DLK-0174). Reproduced with kind permission.

Figure 6 al-Wuʿayra castle: the main entrance gate, seen from east (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 6 al-Wuʿayra castle: the main entrance gate, seen from east (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 7 Karak castle, seen from east (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 7 Karak castle, seen from east (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 8 Jazirat Faraʿun, Egypt: the Ayyubid castle, constructed on top of the former, Crusader-period one, seen from east (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 8 Jazirat Faraʿun, Egypt: the Ayyubid castle, constructed on top of the former, Crusader-period one, seen from east (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 9 Al-Habis castle, seen from its lower ward (from east) (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 9 Al-Habis castle, seen from its lower ward (from east) (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 10 Khirbat al-Silaʿ, structures part of the castle remains (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 10 Khirbat al-Silaʿ, structures part of the castle remains (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 11 Shawbak church, view from east (photo by D. Kennedy, APAAME_20070816_DLK-0041). Reproduced with kind permission.

Figure 11 Shawbak church, view from east (photo by D. Kennedy, APAAME_20070816_DLK-0041). Reproduced with kind permission.

Figure 12 Traces of tooling, indicating specialized workmanship, on building elements of the upper church at Shawbak castle (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 12 Traces of tooling, indicating specialized workmanship, on building elements of the upper church at Shawbak castle (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 13 Karak castle, aerial view from east (photo by R. Bewley, APAAME_20181014_RHB-0165). Reproduced with kind permission.

Figure 13 Karak castle, aerial view from east (photo by R. Bewley, APAAME_20181014_RHB-0165). Reproduced with kind permission.

Figure 14 The Baydha region (at the center of the picture), seen from the Shara Mountains (in the foreground) and with Petra in the background (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 14 The Baydha region (at the center of the picture), seen from the Shara Mountains (in the foreground) and with Petra in the background (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 15 St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai, Egypt (photo by M. Sinibaldi).

Figure 15 St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai, Egypt (photo by M. Sinibaldi).