Ţawāḩīn as Sukkar
Ţawāḩīn as Sukkar is an archaeological site in Kerak, King’s Highway. Ţawāḩīn as Sukkar is situated nearby to the archaeological site Bab edh-Dhra, as well as near the village Potash City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab edh-Dhra.
Bab edh-Dhra
Archaeological site
Photo: Ana al’ain, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab edh-Dhra is the site of an Early Bronze Age city located near the Dead Sea on the south bank of the wadi of al-Karak with dates in the EB IB, EB II, EB III, and EB IVA. Bab edh-Dhra was discovered in 1924 on an expedition led by William F. Albright. Bab edh-Dhra is situated 610 metres east of Ţawāḩīn as Sukkar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Potash City and Dead Sea.
Potash City
Village
Potash City is a small town in Jordan near the southeastern shore of the Dead Sea. It is located near the salt mining facilities of Arab Potash, a company mainly involved in harvesting minerals from the Dead Sea.
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea has its eastern coast in Jordan. It is the lowest point in the world at 439.78 metres below sea level.
Ţawāḩīn as Sukkar
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Khirbat Ţawāḩīn as Sukkar”, “Khirbat Ṭawāḥīn es Sukkar”, “Tawahin as Sukkar”, “Ṭawahīn es Sukkay”, “Ţawāḩīn Sukkar”, “Tewahin el-Suker”, and “Tewahine el Suker”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Kerak, King’s Highway, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.25333° or 31° 15′ 12″ northLongitude
35.52778° or 35° 31′ 40″ eastElevation
-298 metres (-978 feet)Open location code
8G3Q7G3H+84GeoNames ID
246572
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In Other Languages
“Ţawāḩīn as Sukkar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “طواحين الشكر”
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