Umm al Awtād
Umm al Awtād is a plateau in Madaba Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 831 metres. Umm al Awtād is situated nearby to the locality Tilā‘ ad Dayr, as well as near the area Ghūrī.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Machaerus.
Machaerus
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Machaerus was a Hasmonean hilltop palace and desert fortress, rebuilt by Herod and now in ruins, located in the village of Mukawir in modern-day Jordan, 25 km southeast of the mouth of the Jordan River on the eastern side of the Dead Sea. Machaerus is situated 2½ km northwest of Umm al Awtād.
Umm al Awtād
- Type: Plateau with an elevation of 831 metres
- Also known as: “Um el Awtād”, “Umm al Awtad”, and “Umm Watid”
- Category: landform
- Location: Madaba Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.54667° or 31° 32′ 48″ northLongitude
35.63777° or 35° 38′ 16″ eastElevation
831 metres (2,726 feet)Open location code
8G3QGJWQ+M4GeoNames ID
246402
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In Other Languages
“Umm al Awtād” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أم الاوتاد”
- Arabic: “ام الاوتاد”
- Arabic: “ام وتد”
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