Jebel Dhikr al Tannura
Jebel Dhikr al Tannura is a peak in Kerak, King’s Highway. Jebel Dhikr al Tannura is situated nearby to the locality Wadi Jais, as well as near Wadi Falqa.Places of Interest
Highlights include Khirbet et-Tannur.
Khirbet et-Tannur
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Khirbet et-Tannur is an ancient Nabataean temple situated on top of Mount Tannur, in today's Jordan. 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.
Jebel Dhikr al Tannura
- Type: Peak
- Also known as: “Jebel Dhikr et Tannura”
- Category: landform
- Location: Kerak, King’s Highway, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.9719° or 30° 58′ 19″ northLongitude
35.7289° or 35° 43′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8G2QXPCH+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 802895101OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Jebel Dhikr al Tannura” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل ذكر التنورة”
- French: “Jebel Dhikr al Tannura”
- German: “Jebel Dhikr al Tannura”
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