Tell al Khesas

Tell al Khesas is a locality in Balqa Governorate, Jordan. Tell al Khesas is situated near the locality Ghor Abu Obeida, as well as near Wadi al Khaur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deir Alla and Az-Zubaidat.

Village

Deir Alla is the site of an ancient Near Eastern town in Balqa Governorate, Jordan. The Deir Alla Inscription, datable to c. 840–760 BCE, was found here.

az-Zubaidat is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank situated in the Jordan Valley, located 27 kilometers north of Jericho. Az-Zubaidat is situated 7 km southwest of Tell al Khesas.

Village

Marj Al-Ghazal is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the West Bank, located 34.8 kilometers north of Jericho. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Marj Al-Ghazal had a population of 243 in the 2017 census. Marj Al-Ghazal is situated 8 km southwest of Tell al Khesas.

Latitude

32.2° or 32° 12′ north

Longitude

35.6° or 35° 36′ east

Open location code

8G4Q6H2X+2X

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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From Arabic to German—“Tell al Khesas” goes by many names.

Places to explore: Ghor Abu Obeida and Wadi al Khaur.

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