Ar Rīshah
Ar Rīshah is a mountain in Madaba Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 432 metres. Ar Rīshah is situated nearby to the locality Abu Thuhur, as well as near Aş Şāfīyah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
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 3½ km northeast of Ar Rīshah.
Ar Rīshah
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 432 metres
- Also known as: “‘Arisha”, “‘Arīshah”, “Ar Rishah”, and “Er Rīsha”
- Category: landform
- Location: Madaba Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.55426° or 31° 33′ 15″ northLongitude
35.58779° or 35° 35′ 16″ eastElevation
432 metres (1,417 feet)Open location code
8G3QHH3Q+P4GeoNames ID
250355
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In Other Languages
“Ar Rīshah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الريشة”
- Arabic: “عريشة”
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