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Surroundings:

Remains of SodomBab edh-Dhra EB mudbrick remainsBab edh-Dhra, Nude female pottery figurine, holding a jar on her headRemains of Sodom

Location:

  • Jordan, ‘Ayy
  • geo:31.19418,35.54171
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • 3xx? / unknown

Class:

  • Castle
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=103367

Annotations

  1. Glueck, Nelson. “Explorations in Eastern Palestine, II.” The Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research, vol. 15, 1934, pp. ix–202. JSTOR,   Glueck site (Esal)  p. 6.   https://doi.org/10.2307/3768504

Relevant museums

Amman, Jordan Museum

The new historical museum of Jordan; substantial archaeological collection.


Nearby

Umm el Aqareb (1 km)

Large collapsed cistern.

Khirbet Qazone (6 km)

The cemetery extends east. The ca.3500+ looting pits are clearly visible.

Bab edh-Dra (6 km)

Early bronze age fortified site.


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