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Yibna Bridge

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238: 52: 253:, who noted that an Arabic chronicle had referred to the construction by Baybars in 672 AH of two bridges build of a significant nature "in the neighbourhood of Ramleh". The chief purpose of these bridges was to ease communication for his armies between Egypt and northern Syria. The second of these two bridges is thought to be the 316:
The bridge does not contain any decoration or inscriptions, similar to that found on Jisr Jindas. However, according to Andrew Petersen there is "a possible inscription or signature" on a stone at the south end.
229:) due to a bump in the middle of the bridge which caused cars to jump if speeding. It is now a part of a recreation ground, next to a new bridge carrying the Route 410. 686: 569: 691: 642: 402: 313:, apart from the width of the piers. The bridge has a more than 2:1 arch-span to pier-width ratio versus approximately 1:1 at Jisr Jindas. 592: 611: 541: 513: 261: 250: 59: 630: 681: 339: 66: 584: 519:[ARP] Archaeological Researches in Palestine 1873–1874, translated from the French by J. McFarlane 303: 462: 434: 421: 295: 291: 274:, who examined it in the late 19th century, found that the bridge contained large amount of reused 580:
A Gazetteer of Buildings in Muslim Palestine: Volume I (British Academy Monographs in Archaeology)
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The bridge is 48 metres (157 ft) long, and 11.5 metres (38 ft) wide. It comprises three
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Crusader bridge, with nearby Jisr Umm el-Qanatir/Jisr Semakh and Jisr es-Sidd further downstream
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History of Egypt & Syria in the Fatimid, Ayyubid & Mamluk Eras V
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in Egypt and Palestine. It was first studied in modern times by
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The bridge was one in a series of bridges built by Sultan
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Jacobs, Daniel; Shirley Eber; Francesca Silvani (1998).
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It is very similar in design to the more well-known
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Dhulster (eds.), 224: 37: 30: 366:(Mamluk, 13th century) outside Ashdod/Isdud 360:bridge over the Ayalon near Lydda and Ramla 266:The Archaeology of Society in the Holy Land 568:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 18: 354:bridge over the Jordan, with Mamluk khan 533:Archaeology of Society in the Holy Land 383: 561: 394:Israel and the Palestinian Territories 687:Bridges completed in the 13th century 629:Survey of Western Palestine, Map 13: 7: 420:Clermont-Ganneau, 1896, ARP II, pp. 416: 414: 433:Clermont-Ganneau, 1896, ARP II, p. 268:cites the completion date as 1273. 225: 193: 185: 38: 31: 14: 465:Also cited in Petersen, 2001, p. 461:Clermont-Ganneau, 1896, ARP II, 294:with triangular upstream-facing 50: 336:, stone bridge south of Ghajar 1: 692:Mamluk architecture in Israel 604:Bridges in Medieval Palestine 397:. Rough Guides. p. 12. 713: 558:. Vol. 2. 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Coordinates
31°54′N 34°48′E / 31.9°N 34.8°E / 31.9; 34.8
Nahal Sorek
Yibna
Israel
Arch
Hebrew
Arabic
Mamluk
arch bridge
Yibna
Nahal Sorek
Rehovot

Baybars
Clermont-Ganneau
Jisr Jindas
Clermont-Ganneau
Max van Berchem
Crusader
arches
central piers
cutwaters
buttresses
cills
Jisr Jindas
Barid
Ghajar
Daughters of Jacob Bridge

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