Khirbet et-Tannur: A Hilltop Sanctuary in Photos

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On the summit of Jebel et-Tannur above Wadi al-Hasa, Khirbet et-Tannur is a Nabataean hilltop sanctuary reached by a 30–40 minute climb. This album shows the hill, the walls of the sanctuary and its carved stones.

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16 photos of Khirbet et-Tannur

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The isolated hill of Khirbet et-Tannur, with the Nabataean temple on its summit, under a blue sky, Jordan
01Jebel et-Tannur
View from Khirbet et-Tannur over bare hills and the deep Wadi al-Hasa, Jordan
02Jebel et-Tannur
Jebel et-Tannur, Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan
03Jebel et-Tannur
Walls of the sanctuary, Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan
04Walls of the sanctuary
Khirbet et-Tannur
05Walls of the sanctuary
Walls of the sanctuary, Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan
06Walls of the sanctuary
Walls of the sanctuary, Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan
07Walls of the sanctuary
Walls of the sanctuary, Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan
08Walls of the sanctuary
Walls of the sanctuary, Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan
09Walls of the sanctuary
Column base with a surviving section of its shaft at the Nabataean temple of Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan
10A column drum
A column drum, Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan
11A column drum
A column drum, Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan
12A column drum
A carved stone from the sanctuary, Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan
13A carved stone from the sanctuary
A carved stone from the sanctuary, Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan
14A carved stone from the sanctuary
A carved stone from the sanctuary, Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan
15A carved stone from the sanctuary
The Vegetation Goddess relief, a carved stone bust framed by rosettes and foliage, from Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan
16A relief from the sanctuary, now in The Jordan Museum

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Khirbet et-Tannur, Karak & King’s Highway

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Karak & King’s Highway

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Coordinates

30.9687° N, 35.7065° E

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16 photos

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