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Ja'afar Tuqan

Jordanian Palestinian architect (1938–2014)
Person human Q3156994

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
January 19, 1938
Date of death
November 25, 2014
Place of birth
Jerusalem
Place of death
Amman
Country of citizenship
Jordan[8]
Occupation
engineer, architect
Educated at
American University of Beirut[9]
Award received
Aga Khan Award for Architecture[10]
Father
Ibrāhīm tooqān[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Arabic[13]
Given name
Ja'far[12]
Name in native language
جعفر إبراهيم عبد الفتاح طوقان, جعفر طوقان[14][15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jaafar Touqan en Ja'afar Touqan en Jafar Tukan en Ja'afar Tuqan ar جعفر إبراهيم عبد الفتاح طوقان ar جعفر طوقان de Jafar Tuqan de Jafar Tukan de Ja'afar Touqan es Ja'afar Touqan es Jafar Tukan fr Jaafar Toukan fr Jafar Tukan he ג'עפר טוקאן nl Jafar Tukan uk Джафар Тукан
🔖 Identifiers · 12
ISNI
0000000078921855
VIAF cluster ID
96167758
Library of Congress authority ID
n2002018946
GND ID
105749058X
ArchINFORM person/group ID
36266
FAST ID
478833
Freebase ID
/m/06gcty
IdRef ID
067828531
Prabook ID
2375761
Union List of Artist Names ID
500069881
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpjbgJcDPpmFxm8h3BMfq
Yale LUX ID
person/6487a237-dad9-4d5e-b070-f5cda62c3194

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
architect, engineer
Award received 1
Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Country of citizenship 1
Jordan
Educated at 1
American University of Beirut
Father 1
Ibrāhīm tooqān
Given name 1
Ja'far
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Arabic
Parent of 1
Ibrāhīm tooqān
Place of birth 1
Jerusalem
Place of death 1
Amman
Sex or gender 1
male
← Architect 1
Sheikha Salama mosque
← Relative 1
Ahmad Toukan
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Summary

Ja'afar Tuqan's place of birth was Jerusalem[1]. He was born on January 19, 1938[2]. He passed away in Amman[3]. He died on November 25, 2014[4]. He worked as an engineer[5] and architect[6].

FAQs

Where was Ja'afar Tuqan born?

Ja'afar Tuqan was born in Jerusalem[1].

Where did Ja'afar Tuqan die?

Ja'afar Tuqan passed away in Amman[3].

Who were Ja'afar Tuqan's parents?

Ja'afar Tuqan's father was Ibrāhīm tooqān[7].

What did Ja'afar Tuqan do for work?

Ja'afar Tuqan worked as engineer[5] and architect[6].

Where did Ja'afar Tuqan go to school?

Ja'afar Tuqan was educated at American University of Beirut[9].

What awards did Ja'afar Tuqan receive?

Honors received include Aga Khan Award for Architecture[10].

Related Entities

Amman Jerusalem Jordan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . ammonnews.net. Retrieved . ammonnews.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Educated at → American University of Beirut
    Place of birth → Jerusalem
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Arabic
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