Hisban
Hisban is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan. Tell Hisban is one of a few possible locations thought to be biblical Heshbon.- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Jordan
- Also known as: “Hesban”, “Heshbon”, “Ḩisbān”, and “Husban”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Heshbon.
Heshbon
Archaeological site
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Heshbon were at least two different ancient towns located east of the Jordan River in what is now the Kingdom of Jordan, historically within the territories of ancient Ammon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madaba.
Madaba
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Madaba is a small town in central Jordan located south of the capital Amman on the King's Highway, some 10 km from Hesban.
Hisban
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Uzbek—“Hisban” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Hisban”
- Arabic: “حسبان”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حسبان”
- Hebrew: “חסבאן”
- Irish: “Hisban”
- Persian: “حسبان، عمان”
- Urdu: “حسبان”
- Uzbek: “Hisban”
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