Khirbet en-Nahas
Khirbet en-Nahas, also spelled Khirbat en-Nahas, is one of the largest copper mining and smelting sites of the ancient world, built around 3,000 years ago.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Archaeological site
- …is also known as “Khirbat en-Nahas”
- Description: Copper mine in Jordan
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wadi Feynan.
Khirbet en-Nahas
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Latitude
30.67939° or 30° 40′ 46″ north
Longitude
35.43633° or 35° 26′ 11″ east
Open location code
8G2QMCHP+QG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Portuguese—“Khirbet en-Nahas” goes by many names.
خربة النحاسArabic
ח’ירבת א-נחסHebrew
ח’ירבת א-נחשHebrew
ח’רבת א-נחסHebrew
ח’רבת א-נחשHebrew
Khirbat en-NahasPolish
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