Dhiban

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Dhiban

Dhiban is a Jordanian town located in Madaba Governorate south of Amman and east of the Dead Sea. The ancient settlement lies adjacent to the modern town. Excavations have revealed that the site was occupied intermittently over the past 5,000 years, its earliest occupation occurring in the Early Bronze Age in the third millennium BC.

Site Information

Country: Jordan

District: Madaba Governorate

Category: Historic Cities and Regions

Site History: Third Millennium BC

Oldest Culture: Bronze Age

Later Cultures: Mixed

Site Features: Mixed Monuments

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Elevation: 697 m

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

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