Deir Alla

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Deir Alla

Deir Alla is the site of an ancient Near Eastern town in Balqa Governorate. It was the first Bronze Age city excavated in Jordan. The initial expectations were of establishing a relative chronology of Palestine pottery in the transition between the Bronze Age to the Iron Age.

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Country: Jordan

District: Balqa Governorate

Category: Historic Cities and Regions

Site History: Second Millennium BC

Oldest Culture: Bronze Age

Later Cultures: Mixed

Site Features: Mixed Monuments

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Elevation: -219 m

UNESCO

World Heitage Sites in Jordan Tentative Lists in Jordan Intangible Heritage in Jordan

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