Tell el-Mazar

Tell el-Mazar is an archaeological site in Balqa Governorate, Jordan. Tell el-Mazar is situated nearby to the spring Ayn Badran, as well as near the village Deir Alla.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deir Alla and Hemdat.

Deir Alla

Village

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Deir Alla is the site of an ancient Near Eastern town in Balqa Governorate, Jordan. The Deir Alla Inscription, datable to c. 840–760 BCE, was found here. Deir Alla is situated 3 km southeast of Tell el-Mazar.

Hemdat

Village

Photo: NumberOne, GFDL.

Hemdat is a community Israeli settlement in the West Bank located near the Palestinian hamlet of Khirbet Makhoul, in the Jordan River Valley on a plain at an altitude of 178 metres along the Allon Road in the municipal jurisdiction of the Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Hemdat is situated 8 km northwest of Tell el-Mazar.

Az-Zubaidat

Village

az-Zubaidat is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank situated in the Jordan Valley, located 27 kilometers north of Jericho. Az-Zubaidat is situated 9 km southwest of Tell el-Mazar.

Tell el-Mazar

Type: Archaeological site
Description: tell in the Jordan Valley
Categories: tell, hill, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.22215° or 32° 13′ 20″ north

Longitude

35.60632° or 35° 36′ 23″ east

Open location code

8G4Q6JC4+VG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 696625910

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q112164453

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tell el-Mazar” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Tall al Mazār (bungdo)”
Cebuano: “Tall al Mazār”
Dutch: “Tall al Mazār”
Hebrew: “תל אל-מזר”
Swedish: “Tall al Mazār (höjd)”

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