Al-Rajib

For the town in Ajloun Governorate, see Rajeb.

Al-Rajib or simply Rajib is a town in Qweismeh area of Greater Amman Municipality in northwest Jordan.^[1] It's known for the Cave of the Seven Sleepers being located there.

Al-Rajib الرجيب
Al-Rajib Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 31°54′N 35°59′E
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Amman Governorate
Time zone	UTC + 2

Archaeology

Rock-cut tombs

Excavations at Rajeb exposed three rock-cut family tombs on the southern slope of a hill east of the so-called Cave of the Seven Sleepers.^[2] Each tomb has a central chamber with surrounding burial niches and, in one case, a rock-cut pit that may have held reburied remains. Benches, sarcophagus spaces and blocked doorways show the tombs were carefully planned and reused by a local group over time.^[2]

The associated finds include several types of lamps (among them Herodian lamps), pottery vessels, glass, bronze ornaments, coins (among them issues of Philip the Arab) and other small metal pieces.^[2] Based mainly on pottery and coins, the use of these tombs is placed between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, with at least two main phases in one of them.^[2]