Jabal adh Dhakar
Jabal adh Dhakar is a mountain in Kerak, King’s Highway and has an elevation of 898 metres. Jabal adh Dhakar is situated nearby to the village Al Hashimiyah al Janubiyah, as well as near the locality Al Madabah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Khirbet et-Tannur.
Khirbet et-Tannur
Archaeological site
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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 3 km southwest of Jabal adh Dhakar.
Jabal adh Dhakar
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 898 metres
- Also known as: “Jabal Ḩammat adh Dhikr” and “Jebel Ḥammat edh Dhikr”
- Category: landform
- Location: Kerak, King’s Highway, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.98932° or 30° 59′ 22″ northLongitude
35.72421° or 35° 43′ 27″ eastElevation
898 metres (2,946 feet)Open location code
8G2QXPQF+PMGeoNames ID
249267
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In Other Languages
“Jabal adh Dhakar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل الذكر”
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