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Bab edh-Dhra
Bab edh-Dhra
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Bab edh-Dhra
Bab edh-Dhra is an archaeological site located near the Dead Sea in Karak Governorate, Jordan. The site is an Early Bronze Age settlement dating back to the 4th millennium BC. The ruins consist of 2 large cemeteries known as Khirbet Qazone (3300–2000 BC) that include different styles of burials: Shaft tombs, tumulus tombs and charnel houses (rectangular mudbrick burials where human skeletal remains are stored).
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Country: Jordan
District: Karak Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Fourth Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Bronze Age
Later Cultures: Bronze Age
Site Features: Bronze Age Monuments
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Elevation: -250 m
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