Al Lajjun
Al Lajjun is a village in Kerak, King’s Highway. Al Lajjun is situated nearby to the locality Wadi al Dakakin, as well as near Al Fityan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Betthorus.
Betthorus
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Betthorus was a Roman legionary fortress on the Limes Arabicus. It is located in today's El-Lejjun, Karak Governorate, Jordan, north-east of Al-Karak. The place is in proximity to the 'Ain-Lejjun spring, in a wadi of the same name, that flows into Wadi Mujib.
Al Lajjun
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Al Lajjūn”, “El Lajjūn”, “El-Lejun”, “Lajjum”, “Lajjūm”, and “Lajjūn”
- Category: locality
- Location: Kerak, King’s Highway, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.23333° or 31° 14′ northLongitude
35.86667° or 35° 52′ eastElevation
720 metres (2,362 feet)Open location code
8G3Q6VM8+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 802943984OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
250597
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Notable Places Nearby
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