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title: West Church, Umm el-Jimal (Jordan)
author: Michael Gunther
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8279/west-church-umm-el-jimal-jordan/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-12-03
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# West Church, Umm el-Jimal (Jordan)

_Authored by Michael Gunther_

## Image File

[![West Church, Umm el-Jimal (Jordan)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8279.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8279.jpg)

## Image Caption

Ruins of the West Church found at the village of Umm el-Jimal in the north of [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/), which was occupied between the 1st century CE (by the [Kingdom of Nabatea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Nabatea/)) and the 9th century CE (during the Abbasid period). Inscriptions made by Tanukhid Arabs – of whom Queen [Mavia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mavia/) is well-known for her revolt against [Roman emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) Valens in 378 CE – have also been found here. The construction date of the church is debated.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Gunther, M. (2018, March 09). West Church, Umm el-Jimal (Jordan). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8279/west-church-umm-el-jimal-jordan/>
### Chicago
Gunther, Michael. "West Church, Umm el-Jimal (Jordan)." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 09, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8279/west-church-umm-el-jimal-jordan/>.
### MLA
Gunther, Michael. "West Church, Umm el-Jimal (Jordan)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8279/west-church-umm-el-jimal-jordan/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Church_Umm_al-Jimal_Jordan1030.jpg) by [**Michael Gunther**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Church_Umm_al-Jimal_Jordan1030.jpg). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 09 March 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.