Rujm
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Rujm is a word that appears as an element in numerous place names. It can be translated as "mound, cairn
, hill, spur," and also as "stone heap" or "tumulus
." The following is a list of place names that include Rujm as an element:
Cairn
Cairn is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile of stones. It comes from the or . Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas...
, hill, spur," and also as "stone heap" or "tumulus
Tumulus
A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn...
." The following is a list of place names that include Rujm as an element:
- Kanân Rujm Kûddâh, "the peaks of the cairn of the potter", or of "the flint stone for striking fir"
- Khirbat er Rujm, "the ruin of the stone heap"
- Rujm Abu Ḥashabe
- Rujm Abu Helal, "the cairn of Abu Helal"
- Rujm Abu Meheir (Rujm Abu Muheir), "the cairn of Abu Meheir"
- Rujm Abu Shuweikeh, "the cairn of the thistleThistleThistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles often occur all over the plant – on surfaces such as those of the stem and flat parts of leaves. These are an adaptation that protects the...
s" - Rujm Abu Zumeiter, "the cairn of Abu Zumeiter"
- Rujm Afâneh, "the cairn of rottenness"
- Rujm el 'Ajamy, "the cairn of the Persian"
- Rujm 'Alei, "the cairn of the high place"
- Rujm 'Atîyeh, "the cairn of 'Atiyeh"
- Rujm el 'Azâzimeh, "the cairn of the Azazimeh ArabArabArab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
s" - Rujm el Bahr, "the cairn of the sea"
- Rujm el Bakarah "the cairn of the cow"
- Rujm el Bârish, "the cairn of the ground covered with variegated herbiage"
- Rujm Bâruk, "the cairn of Baruk"
- Rujm Beni Yasser, "rujm of the sons of Yasser" (a fortlet of Nabataean origin)
- Rujm Birjis, (on the Kerak plateauKerakKerak Castle is a large crusader castle located in Kerak in Jordan. It is one of the largest crusader castles in the Levant.Construction of the castle began in the 1140s, under Pagan, the butler of Fulk of Jerusalem. The Crusaders called it Crac des Moabites or "Karak in Moab", as it is frequently...
) - Rujm ed Debbâbeh, "the cairn of the moveable hut"
- Rujm ed Deir, "the cairn of the monastery"
- Rujm ed Derbi, "the cairn of the roadster"
- Rujm edh Dhib, "the cairn of the wolf"
- Rujm ed Dîr
- Rujm ed Dûribeh, "the cairn of the little road"
- Rujm el Fahjeh, "the cairn of el Fahjeh"
- Rujm el-Farideyyeh
- Rujm Heleiseh, "the cairn of the verdure"
- Rujm Handhal, "the cairn of colocynthColocynthCitrullus colocynthis, commonly known as the colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, egusi, or vine of Sodom , is a viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia, especially Turkey , Nubia, and Trieste...
" - Rujm el Heik, "the cairn of the spindleSpindle (textiles)A spindle is a wooden spike used for spinning wool, flax, hemp, cotton, and other fibres into thread. It is commonly weighted at either the bottom middle or top, most commonly by a circular or spherical object called a whorl, and may also have a hook, groove or notch, though spindles without...
" - Rujm el-Hamiri, (southeast of HebronHebronHebron , is located in the southern West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Nestled in the Judean Mountains, it lies 930 meters above sea level. It is the largest city in the West Bank and home to around 165,000 Palestinians, and over 500 Jewish settlers concentrated in and around the old quarter...
) - Rujm al-Henu, (JordanJordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
) - Rujm el Heri, (southeast of MadabaMadabaMadaba , is the capital city of Madaba Governorate of Jordan, which has a population of about 60,000. Madaba is the fifth most populous town in Jordan. It is best known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, especially a large Byzantine-era mosaic map of The Holy Land...
) - Rujm el-Hiri, "the stone heap of the wild cat"
- Rujm el Humeitah, "the cairn of the mountain figFicusFicus is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes, and hemiepiphyte in the family Moraceae. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semi-warm temperate zone. The Common Fig Ficus is a genus of...
" - Rujm el Hummûs, "the cairn of the chick-peaChickpeaThe chickpea is a legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae...
" - Rujm el Humra, "the red cairn"
- Rujm Ibn Basma, "the cairn of Ibn Basma"
- Rujm Jemảh, "the cairn of the gathering"
- Rujm Jîz, "the cairn on the valley side"
- Rujm Jureideh, "the cairn of the troop"
- Rujm el Kahakîr, "the cairn of the stone heaps"
- Rujm el Kandôl, "the cairn of the thorn treeThorn treeThorn tree may refer to:* The common name for several species of trees in tropical or temperate climates that have spiky, thorn-like leaves, e.g. the Acacia and the boxthorn...
" - Rujm el-Khadar
- Rujm el Kherâzmîyeh, "the cairn of the KhareziniansKhwarezmianThe name Khwarezmian may refer to:* Khwarezm, a series of states in what is now known as Greater Iran...
" - Rujm el Khiâri, "the cairn of the cucumber"
- Rujm el Kurrât, "the stone of the attacks"
- Rujm Kuteit, "the cairn of the cat" or "the cairn of the crag"
- Rujm el Lukâr, "the cairn of Lukâr"
- Rujm Al-MalfoufRujm Al-MalfoufRujm Al-Malfouf is one of a series of watchtowers from the Ammonite kingdom in modern day Amman, Jordan. Built in the first half of the first millennium BCE, the watchtower is located on Jabal Amman. Rujm Al-Malfouf is next to the Jordanian Ministry of Antiquities.-External links:*...
, "circular towers" - Rujm (el Mehawâfet) el Kibliyyeh, "the southern cairn (of the boundary)"
- Rujm (el Mehawâfet) esh Shemaliyyeh, "the northern cairn (of the boundary)"
- Rujm el-Merih, (a Nabataean or Late Roman era watchtower located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of LajjunLajjunLajjun was a Palestinian Arab village of nearly 1,300 people located northwest of Jenin. The village along with nearby Umm al-Fahm and seven hamlets, had a total land area of 77,242 dunams or , of which were built-up, while the rest was used for agricultural purposes...
) - Rujm el-Meshreferh (in Jordan, associated with MizpahMizpah (Moab)Mizpah was either a royal city or fortress in Moab to which David removed his parents for safety during his persecution by Saul . Modern day sites suggested for its potential location include Kerak and Rujm el-Meshrefeh in Jordan....
) - Rujm el Mogheifir, "the cairn of the pardoned"
- Rujm el Mutukh, "the cairn of the debris"
- Rujm en Nâkeh, (Rujm en-Naqa) "the cairn of the she-camelCamelA camel is an even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus, bearing distinctive fatty deposits known as humps on its back. There are two species of camels: the dromedary or Arabian camel has a single hump, and the bactrian has two humps. Dromedaries are native to the dry desert areas of West Asia,...
" - Rujm en Niâs, "the cairn of en Niyâs
- Rujm en Nûeita, "the cairn of the sailors"
- Rujm en Nūkb, "the cairn of the pass"
- Rujm er Refeif, "the glittering cairn"
- Rujm Reheif, "the sharp-pointed cairn"
- Rujm Reiya, "the cairn of quenching thirst," or "the cairn of sweet fragrance"
- Rujm es S'â, "the cairn of the tax-gatherers"
- Rujm es Sâîgh (Rujm as-Sayigh), "the cairn of the goldsmith"
- Rujm es-Sebit
- Rujm ash ShamiRujm ash Shami-External links:**...
- Rujm ash Shara'irahRujm ash Shara'irahRujm ash Shara'irah is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan. It is located north-west of the capital Amman and off of Highway 25.-External links:**...
- Rujm esh Sheikh Suleimân, "the cairn of Sheikh Suleimân"
- Rujm Shummer, "the cairn of wild fennel"
- Rujm es Sûeif, "the cairn of the little sword"
- Rujm at Tarûd, "the cairn of the projection," or "the cairn of the prominent peak"
- Rujm Umm el 'Arâis, "the cairn of the mother of brides"
- Rujm Umm Kheir, "the cairn of Umm Kheir"
- Rujm Umm es Sata, "the cairn of the mother of the assault"
- Rujm el Waîr, "the cairn of rugged rocks"
- Rujm el Yaklûm, "the cairn of Yaklûm"
- Rujm az-Zuwaira (in Zuwaira al-Fauqa, or Upper Zohar)
- Rŭjûm el Behîmeh, "the cairns of the beast"
- Rujûm Umm Kharrûbeh, "the cairns by the locust tree" (Ceratonia siliqua) (or, "the cairns of the mother of the carob tree")