Al Thughrah
Al Thughrah is a village in Madaba Governorate, Jordan. Al Thughrah is situated nearby to the locality Al Naqb, as well as near Is Haiyat al Khatiba.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 on the eastern side of the Dead Sea. Machaerus is situated 3½ km north of Al Thughrah.
Al Thughrah
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Ath Thughrah”
- Category: locality
- Location: Madaba Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.53556° or 31° 32′ 8″ northLongitude
35.61833° or 35° 37′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8G3QGJP9+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 802929166OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Al Thughrah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الثغرة”
- French: “Al Thughrah”
- German: “Al Thughrah”
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