Amman- 10 April 2022
Students from The School of Architecture and Built Environment (SABE) and The School of Applied Humanities and Languages (SAHL) visit three archaeological sites on Thursday March 31st, 2022. The aim of the academic field trip was to introduce students to archaeological sites that show Islamic architecture.
The trip was supervised by Dr. Farah al-Atrash and Ms. Raghad Hadidi, who emphasized the importance of preserving and showcasing the beauty of Islamic architecture from an architectural and cultural perspective.
The students visited three historical sites which they were briefed about in their courses before the trip. The first site they visited was Al-Harrana Palace. It is an Umayyad palace located in the Jordanian desert, 65 km east of Amman. It was built around the year 711 AD during the reign of Al-Walid bin Abdul Malik. The second site was Qusair Amra. It is an Umayyad desert palace located in the north of the Jordanian desert, about 85 km from Amman. It is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1985 AD. And the third site was Al-Mashta Palace. It is one of the Arab palaces built by the Umayyads. The palace is located 32 km southeast of Amman. It was built by the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid bin Yazid in 744 AD.
In line with the German Jordanian University’s (GJU’s) vision to integrate students and connect them with the local and international environments, local academic field trips such as this one serve as the informative practical support that is added to the academic material students are taught in their lectures. Therefore, this trip has brought theory into practice as is the norm for an applied university like GJU.
