Humayma
Humayma also spelled Humeima and Humaima, is the modern name of ancient Hawara. Hawara was a trading post in southern Jordan that was founded by the Nabataean king Aretas III in the early first century BC.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Description: archaeological site in southern Jordan
- Also known as: “Humeima”
Humayma
- Categories: archaeological site and village in Jordan
- Location: Ma’an Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Humayma” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الحميمة”
- Armenian: “Հումեիմա”
- Azerbaijani: “Humeyma”
- Catalan: “Humayma”
- French: “al-Humaymah”
- French: “Al-Humaymah”
- German: “Kastell Hauara”
- Hebrew: “חומימה”
- Italian: “Al-Humayma”
- Italian: “Auara”
- Italian: “Humeima”
- Portuguese: “Humeima”
- Russian: “Хумейма”
- Slovenian: “Humeima”
- Swedish: “Humeima”
- Urdu: “حمیمہ”
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