1 AMIT 4 (17) 2011 DOCUMENTING THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE RESOURCES IN MAFRAQ GOVERNORATE USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) A. Rjoub Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Albayt University, Jordan W. Al-Azhari Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Jordan University, Jordan Abstract Mafraq Governorate contains many types of architectural heritage resources that belong to different historical eras and civilizations, which requires great efforts to conserve it. The documentation considered as one of the most important processes that maintain the resources, which allows the study, classification and analyzing the resources and find out the best ways to employ it and investing to serve the communities. This research aims to define and document these sites to facilitate accessing the available data for any of these sites, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Keywords: Architectural heritage, (GIS), documentation, conservation, digital technology, Fdayn Castle, Mafraq, Jordan ȾɈɄɍɆȿɇɌɂɊɈȼАɇɂȿ ɂɋɌɈɑɇɂɄɈȼ АɊɏɂɌȿɄɌɍɊɇɈȽɈ ɇАɋɅȿȾɂə ȼ ɉɊɈȼɂɇɐɂɂ ɆАɎɊАɄ ɋ ɂɋɉɈɅɖɁɈȼАɇɂȿɆ ȽȿɈɂɇɎɈɊɆАɐɂɈɇɇɈɃ ɋɂɋɌȿɆɕ (Ƚɂɋ) А. Ɋɞɠɨɭɛ Кɚɮɟɞɪɚ ɚɪɯɢɬɟɤɬɭɪɵ, Иɧɠɟɧɟɪɧɵɣ ɮɚɤɭɥɶɬɟɬ, ɭɧɢɜɟɪɫɢɬɟɬ Аɥɶ-Аɥɛɚɣɬɚ, Иɨɪɞɚɧɢя B. Алɶ-Аɡɯɚɪɢ Кɚɮɟɞɪɚ ɚɪɯɢɬɟɤɬɭɪɵ, Иɧɠɟɧɟɪɧɵɣ ɮɚɤɭɥɶɬɟɬ, Иɨɪɞɚɧckɢɣ ɭɧɢɜɟɪɫɢɬɟɬ, Иɨɪɞɚɧɢя Аɧɧɨɬɚɰɢɹ Иɨɪɞɚɧɫɤɚɹ ɩɪɨɜɢɧɰɢɹ Maɮɪak ɫɨɞɟɪɠɢɬ ɦɧɨɝɨ ɢɫɬɨɱɧɢɤɨɜ ɚɪɯɢɬɟɤɬɭɪɧɨɝɨ ɧɚɫɥɟɞɢɹ, ɤɨɬɨɪɵɟ ɩɪɢɧɚɞɥɟɠɚɬ ɤ ɪɚɡɧɵɦ ɢɫɬɨɪɢɱɟɫɤɢɦ ɷɩɨɯɚɦ ɢ ɰɢɜɢɥɢɡɚɰɢɹɦ, ɱɬɨ ɬɪɟɛɭɟɬ ɛɨɥɶɲɢɯ ɭɫɢɥɢɣ ɞɥɹ ɢɯ ɫɨɯɪɚɧɟɧɢɹ. Ⱦɨɤɭɦɟɧɬɢɪɨɜɚɧɢɟ ɪɚɫɫɦɚɬɪɢɜɚɟɬɫɹ ɤɚɤ ɨɞɢɧ ɢɡ ɜɚɠɧɟɣɲɢɯ ɩɪɨɰɟɫɫɨɜ ɫɨɯɪɚɧɟɧɢɹ ɷɬɢɯ ɢɫɬɨɱɧɢɤɨɜ, ɱɬɨ ɨɛɟɫɩɟɱɢɜɚɟɬ ɢɯ ɢɡɭɱɟɧɢɟ, ɤɥɚɫɫɢɮɢɤɚɰɢɸ ɢ ɚɧɚɥɢɡɢɪɨɜɚɧɢɟ, ɚ ɬɚɤɠɟ ɧɚɯɨɠɞɟɧɢɟ ɩɭɬɢ ɢɯ ɢɫɩɨɥɶɡɨɜɚɧɢɹ ɢ ɢɧɜɟɫɬɢɪɨɜɚɧɢɹ ɞɥɹ ɨɛɫɥɭɠɢɜɚɧɢɹ ɧɚɫɟɥɟɧɢɹ. Иɫɫɥɟɞɨɜɚɧɢɟ ɧɚɩɪɚɜɥɟɧɨ ɧɚ ɨɩɪɟɞɟɥɟɧɢɟ ɢ ɞɨɤɭɦɟɧɬɢɪɨɜɚɧɢɟ ɷɬɢɯ ɢɫɬɨɱɧɢɤɨɜ ɞɥɹ ɨɛɥɟɝɱɟɧɢɹ ɞɨɫɬɭɩɚ ɤ ɢɦɟɸɳɢɦɫɹ ɞɚɧɧɵɦ ɞɥɹ ɥɸɛɨɝɨ ɢɡ ɧɢɯ, ɫ ɢɫɩɨɥɶɡɨɜɚɧɢɟɦ Ƚɟɨɝɪɚɮɢɱɟɫɤɢɯ Иɧɮɨɪɦɚɰɢɨɧɧɵɯ Сɢɫɬɟɦ (ȽИС). Ʉлɸɱɟɜɵɟ ɫлɨɜɚ: ɚɪɯɢɬɟɤɬɭɪɧɨɟ ɧɚɫɥɟɞɢɟ, ɝɟɨɝɪɚɮɢɱɟɫɤɢɟ ɢɧɮɨɪɦɚɰɢɨɧɧɵɟ ɫɢɫɬɟɦɵ, ɞɨɤɭɦɟɧɬɢɪɨɜɚɧɢɟ, ɫɨɯɪɚɧɟɧɢɟ, ɰɢɮɪɨɜɵɟ ɬɟɯɧɨɥɨɝɢɢ, Maɮɪak, Иɨɪɞɚɧɢɹ