Middle East
Jordan
Tafilah Governorate

Jabal ath Thamad

Jabal ath Thamad is a mountain in , and has an elevation of 803 metres. Jabal ath Thamad is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Khirbet et-Tannur and Khirbet ed-Dharih.

Archaeological site
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an ancient Nabataean temple situated on top of Mount Tannur, in today's . Whom the temple was dedicated to is not yet certain; based on the iconography of the deities depicted, it was either the fertility goddess Atargatis and Zeus-Hadad, or perhaps other Nabataean gods with similar attributes. is situated 3½ km northeast of Jabal ath Thamad.

Archaeological site
Khirbet edh-Dharih is a multi-period archaeological site which mainly flourished during the Nabataean period, when a prosperous settlement with a religious sanctuary stood there. is situated 4 km south of Jabal ath Thamad.

Jabal ath Thamad

Latitude
30.94041° or 30° 56′ 26″ north
Longitude
35.6922° or 35° 41′ 32″ east
Elevation
803 metres (2,635 feet)
Open location code
8G2QWMRR+5V
Geo­Names ID
11709162
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In Other Languages

“Jabal ath Thamad” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل الثمد”

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