Wādī Sumayţ
Wādī Sumayţ is a wadi in Kerak, King’s Highway. Wādī Sumayţ is situated nearby to the locality Al Madabah, as well as near Khawkhā.Places of Interest
Highlights include Khirbet et-Tannur.
Khirbet et-Tannur
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Khirbet et-Tannur is an ancient Nabataean temple situated on top of Mount Tannur, in today's Jordan. Whom the temple was dedicated to is not yet certain; based on the iconography of the deities depicted, it was either the fertility goddess Atargatis and Zeus-Hadad, or perhaps other Nabataean gods with similar attributes. Khirbet et-Tannur is situated 3½ km southeast of Wādī Sumayţ.
Wādī Sumayţ
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi Sumayt” and “Wādī Sumeiṭ”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kerak, King’s Highway, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.99842° or 30° 59′ 54″ northLongitude
35.68972° or 35° 41′ 23″ eastElevation
580 metres (1,903 feet)Open location code
8G2QXMXQ+9VGeoNames ID
246686
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In Other Languages
“Wādī Sumayţ” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي سميط”
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