Khirbat ad Dayr
Khirbat ad Dayr is a ruin in Madaba Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 831 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Machaerus.
Machaerus
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Machaerus was a Hasmonean hilltop palace and desert fortress, rebuilt by Herod and now in ruins, located in the village of Mukawir in modern-day Jordan, 25 km southeast of the mouth of the Jordan River on the eastern side of the Dead Sea. Machaerus is situated 2½ km northwest of Khirbat ad Dayr.
Khirbat ad Dayr
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Ad Dayr”, “El Deir”, and “Khirbat ed Deir”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Madaba Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.54698° or 31° 32′ 49″ northLongitude
35.6374° or 35° 38′ 15″ eastElevation
831 metres (2,726 feet)Open location code
8G3QGJWP+QXGeoNames ID
249702
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In Other Languages
“Khirbat ad Dayr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الدير”
- Arabic: “خربة الدير”
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