Wādī Falqā’
Wādī Falqā’ is a wadi in Kerak, King’s Highway and has an elevation of 989 metres. Wādī Falqā’ 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
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 south of Wādī Falqā’.
Wādī Falqā’
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi Falqa‘”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kerak, King’s Highway, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.99823° or 30° 59′ 54″ northLongitude
35.71718° or 35° 43′ 2″ eastElevation
989 metres (3,245 feet)Open location code
8G2QXPX8+7VGeoNames ID
249532
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In Other Languages
“Wādī Falqā’” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي فلقة”
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