Monshar (Mamsouh)
Sawn
Straight off the saw: a flat face with faint cutting lines. The base for every other finish.
- Method
- By machine
- Relief
- Flat
- Premium over sawn
- Base price
- Suits
- Contemporary facades, floors, and the base for every other finish
- Available on
- 13 stones
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Stones that take this finish: Ruwaished، Ma’an، Ajlouni، Hallabat، Desert stone (Tel Hassan)، Basalt، Yellow travertine، Jamma’ini، Hebron (Khalili)، Beit Fajjar، Taffouh (Jerusalem Gold)، Qabatiya، Yatta
Compare with
Monshar (Mamsouh) × Matt (Mutfi)
The two finishes most often confused, side by side.
| Monshar (Mamsouh) | Matt (Mutfi) | |
|---|---|---|
| International name | Sawn | Honed |
| Method | By machine | By machine |
| Relief | Flat | Flat |
| Premium over sawn | Base price | +1 JOD |
| How it is made | Straight off the saw: a flat face with faint cutting lines. The base for every other finish. | Ground until the saw marks disappear: smooth and matte, with no shine. |
| Suits | Contemporary facades, floors, and the base for every other finish | Interiors, kitchens, bathrooms and smooth facades |
Matt (Mutfi)Mjalli (Mlamma)JildFurshayehMadroub RamlMattabehMattabeh KhishnehMusamsam (Stugged)Hazz ShaffHazz Tubb (Mumashat, Shahouta)Mufajjar (Mlattash)Qishreh (Wajh al-Jabal)TubzehTrommel (Tumbled)
Journal
Articles about this finish
October 20, 2026 · 2 min read
From the quarry to the pallet: how facade stone is cut and sorted before it reaches you
The journey of facade stone from a block in the mountain to a wrapped pallet on your site: cutting, sawing, finishing, grading, sorting and packing, and where color and quality are decided.
October 14, 2026 · 1 min read
Ma’an or Ruwaished? Comparing Jordan’s two most requested facade stones
Color, hardness, porosity, price and the right finishes, so you can choose between Ma’an stone and Ruwaished stone for your villa facade.
October 1, 2026 · 2 min read
How to calculate facade stone: square meters, linear meters, waste and pallets
Step by step to the quantity of stone you need for a villa or building facade, when to count in square meters and when in linear meters, and how much waste to add.
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