Humayma

Humayma also spelled Humeima and Humaima, is the modern name of ancient Hawara. Hawara was a trading post in southern that was founded by the Nabataean king Aretas III in the early first century BC.
Wikipedia
  • Abandoned locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 959 metres (3,146 feet)
  • Description: archaeological site in southern Jordan

Humayma

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Latitude
29.94928° or 29° 56′ 57″ north
Longitude
35.35023° or 35° 21′ 1″ east
Open location code
7GXQW9X2+P3
Geo­Names ID
8693251
Wiki­data ID
Q16121226

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Humayma” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الحميمة”
  • Armenian: “Հումեիմա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Hümeymə”
  • Catalan: “Humayma”
  • French: “Humayma”
  • German: “Kastell Hauara”
  • Hebrew: “חומימה”
  • Italian: “Al-Humayma”
  • Italian: “Auara”
  • Italian: “Humeima”
  • Portuguese: “Humeima”
  • Russian: “Хумейма”
  • Slovenian: “Humeima”
  • Spanish: “Humayma”
  • Swedish: “Humeima”
  • Urdu: “حمیمہ”

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