Jebel al-Madhbah

Jebel al-Madhbah is a mountain at , , at whose peak there is a large Nabataean ritual site centered around an altar.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,043 metres
  • Description: mountain in Jordan
  • Also known as: “Jabal al Madhbah”, “Jabal al-Madbah (Petra)”, and “Jebel el Madhbab”

Places of Interest

Highlights: High Place of Sacrifice and The Treasury (Al-Khazneh).

Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.

Photo: Graham Racher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Al-Khazneh, also known as Khaznat el-Far'oun, is one…

Archaeological site
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The Tomb of the Roman Soldier, also called the Tomb…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petra and Petra.

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, the fabled "rose red city, half as old…

Town
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Wadi Musa is a town located in the in southern .

Jebel al-Madhbah

Latitude
30.32164° or 30° 19′ 18″ north
Longitude
35.44718° or 35° 26′ 50″ east
Elevation
1,043 metres (3,422 feet)
Open location code
8G2Q8CCW+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 802551567
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
248357
Wiki­data ID
Q16849904
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Jebel al-Madhbah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المذبح”
  • Arabic: “جبل المذبح”
  • Cebuano: “Jabal al Madhbaḩ”
  • Chinese: “馬德巴山”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المذبح”
  • French: “Jabal al Madhbah”
  • French: “Jebel al-Madhbah”
  • German: “Jabal al Madhbah”
  • Indonesian: “Jabal al-Madhbah”
  • Italian: “al-Madhbah”
  • Italian: “Jebel al-Madhbah”
  • Ladin: “Jebel al-Madhbah”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jebel al-Madhbah”
  • Portuguese: “Jebel al-Madhbah”
  • Romanian: “Jebel al-Madhbah”
  • Russian: “Джабаль аль Мадбах”
  • Spanish: “Jebel al-Madhbah”
  • Swedish: “Jabal al Madhbaḩ”
  • Venetian: “al-Madhbah”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wadi Mousa and Al-Madras.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The Two Obelisks and Lion Monument.

Jordan: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Amman and Petra.

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