Tomb of the Prophet Joshua
The Maqam Nabi Yusha' is a mausoleum and mosque complex located in the city of As-Salt, in the governorate of Balqa, Jordan. The 16th-century mausoleum purportedly contains the tomb of the biblical Joshua. The mosque was completed in 2004.- Type: Tomb
- Description: tomb and shrine in Jordan
- Also known as: “Maqam Nabi Yusha‘”, “Maqam Nabi Yusha’”, “Shrine of Joshua”, and “Tomb of Joshua”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Historic Old Salt Museum and Great Mosque of Salt.
Historic Old Salt Museum
Museum
Photo: Tarawneh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Historic Old Salt Museum is situated 4 km southeast of Tomb of the Prophet Joshua.
Great Mosque of Salt
Mosque
Photo: Freedom’s Falcon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Great Mosque of Salt is situated 4 km southeast of Tomb of the Prophet Joshua.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salt.
Salt
Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
As-Salt, also known as Salt, is an ancient trading city and administrative centre in west-central Jordan. It is on the old main highway leading from Amman to Jerusalem.
Tomb of the Prophet Joshua
- Categories: mausoleum, religious building, building, historic site, and burial
- Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.07149° or 32° 4′ 17″ northLongitude
35.70909° or 35° 42′ 33″ eastLevels
3Height
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
8G4Q3PC5+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1004377331OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombWikidata ID
Q12220583
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Tomb of the Prophet Joshua” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ضريح النبي يوشع بن نون”
- Arabic: “مقام النبي يوشع بن نون”
- Arabic: “مقام النبي يوشع”
- Bengali: “মাকামে নবী ইউশা‘”
- Bengali: “মাকামে নবী ইউশা’”
- Hebrew: “מקאם נבי יושע”
- Urdu: “مزار نبی یوشع بن نون (اردن)”
- Urdu: “مزار نبی یوشع بن نون”
- Uzbek: “Maqam Nabi Yusha”
- Western Panjabi: “مزار نبی یوشع بن نون (اردن)”
- Western Panjabi: “مزار نبی یوشع بن نون”
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