Ath Thughrah
Ath Thughrah is a town in the Madaba Governorate of north-western Jordan. Ath Thughrah has an elevation of 800 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Jordan
- Also known as: “Eth-Thughra”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Machaerus and Mujib Biosphere Reserve.
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 3½ km north of Ath Thughrah.
Mujib Biosphere Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: hikinginjordan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mujib Biosphere Reserve is a Jordanian nature reserve and one of the largest, located about 90 km from the city of Amman, along the Wadi Mujib, approximately 32 km north of the city of Al-Karak. Mujib Biosphere Reserve is situated 4 km south of Ath Thughrah.
Ath Thughrah
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Madaba Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Romanian—“Ath Thughrah” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Ath Thughrah”
- Arabic: “الثغرة (مادبا)”
- Arabic: “الثغرة”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الثغره”
- Persian: “ثغره، مادبا”
- Romanian: “Ath Thughrah”
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