Al Mekawer
Al Mekawer is a locality in Madaba Governorate, Jordan. Al Mekawer is situated nearby to the village الزارة, as well as near the locality Um al Awtad.Places of Interest
Highlights include Machaerus.
Machaerus
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Machaerus was a Hasmonean hilltop palace and desert fortress, rebuilt by Herod and now in ruins, in the village of Mukawir in modern-day Jordan. The site is located 25 km southeast of the mouth of the Jordan River overlooking the Dead Sea.
Al Mekawer
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “El Mekâwer”, “Khirbat Mukawir”, and “Mekawer”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Madaba Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.56609° or 31° 33′ 58″ northLongitude
35.63318° or 35° 37′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8G3QHJ8M+C7OpenStreetMap ID
node 802929090OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Al Mekawer” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المكاور”
- French: “Al Mekawer”
- German: “Al Mekawer”
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