Khirbat Tawahin al Sukkar
Khirbat Tawahin al Sukkar is a locality in Kerak, King’s Highway. Khirbat Tawahin al Sukkar is situated nearby to the village Potash City, as well as near the locality Rujm Abu Thuraiya.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bab edh-Dhra.
Bab edh-Dhra
Archaeological site
Photo: Ana al’ain, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab edh-Dhra is the site of an Early Bronze Age city located near the Dead Sea on the south bank of the wadi of al-Karak with dates in the EB IB, EB II, EB III, and EB IVA. Bab edh-Dhra was discovered in 1924 on an expedition led by William F. Albright.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Potash City and Dead Sea.
Potash City
Village
Potash City is a small town in Jordan near the southeastern shore of the Dead Sea. It is located near the salt mining facilities of Arab Potash, a company mainly involved in harvesting minerals from the Dead Sea.
Dead Sea
Khirbat Tawahin al Sukkar
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Khirbat Ṭawāḥīn es Sukkar”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Kerak, King’s Highway, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.25327° or 31° 15′ 12″ northLongitude
35.52779° or 35° 31′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8G3Q7G3H+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 802887205OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Khirbat Tawahin al Sukkar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خربة طواحين السكر”
- French: “Khirbat Tawahin al Sukkar”
- German: “Khirbat Tawahin al Sukkar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rujm Abu Thuraiya and Ghawr al Mazra.
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