Jawa: A Town of the Black Desert in Photos

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In the black basalt desert near Safawi, Jawa is a fortified town of about 3600 BC, with some of the oldest known dams in the world. This album follows the upper town, its gates and walls, the water works and the desert around them, with rock carvings from the area.

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41 photos of Jawa

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The basalt ruins of Jawa in the black desert, Jordan
01The basalt ruins of Jawa
House walls in the upper town, Jawa, Jordan
02House walls in the upper town
Basalt ruins in the upper town, Jawa, Jordan
03Basalt ruins in the upper town
Fallen basalt walls, Jawa, Jordan
04Fallen basalt walls
Stones of the upper town, Jawa, Jordan
05Stones of the upper town
Basalt blocks in the town, Jawa, Jordan
06Basalt blocks in the town
A pit in the upper town, Jawa, Jordan
07A pit in the upper town
Large basalt blocks, Jawa, Jordan
08Large basalt blocks
The upper town under a cloudy sky, Jawa, Jordan
09The upper town under a cloudy sky
The ruins on the hill, Jawa, Jordan
10The ruins on the hill
Walls in the upper town, Jawa, Jordan
11Walls in the upper town
Rounded house walls, Jawa, Jordan
12Rounded house walls
Ruins above the desert, Jawa, Jordan
13Ruins above the desert
Basalt boulders on the summit, Jawa, Jordan
14Basalt boulders on the summit
A looting pit in the upper town, Jawa, Jordan
15A looting pit in the upper town
A hollow in the basalt, Jawa, Jordan
16A hollow in the basalt
A worn basalt block, Jawa, Jordan
17A worn basalt block
A gateway of basalt blocks, Jawa, Jordan
18A gateway of basalt blocks
A gate at sunset, Jawa, Jordan
19A gate at sunset
Basalt blocks at a gate, Jawa, Jordan
20Basalt blocks at a gate
The walls of a gateway, Jawa, Jordan
21The walls of a gateway
A passage through the wall, Jawa, Jordan
22A passage through the wall
The town wall across the hill, Jawa, Jordan
23The town wall across the hill
Tumbled stones of the wall, Jawa, Jordan
24Tumbled stones of the wall
The wall at sunset, Jawa, Jordan
25The wall at sunset
The basalt town wall, Jawa, Jordan
26The basalt town wall
The wall on the slope, Jawa, Jordan
27The wall on the slope
A long stretch of the wall, Jawa, Jordan
28A long stretch of the wall
The dam on Wadi Rajil, Jawa, Jordan
29The dam on Wadi Rajil
The ancient pools, Jawa, Jordan
30The ancient pools
The water works west of the town, Jawa, Jordan
31The water works west of the town
The black basalt desert, Jawa, Jordan
32The black basalt desert
The desert plain around Jawa, Jawa, Jordan
33The desert plain around Jawa
A wall above the plain, Jawa, Jordan
34A wall above the plain
The basalt desert from the hill, Jawa, Jordan
35The basalt desert from the hill
The hill of Jawa, Jawa, Jordan
36The hill of Jawa
The track to Jawa, Jawa, Jordan
37The track to Jawa
The desert below the town, Jawa, Jordan
38The desert below the town
Rock carvings at Jawa, Jawa, Jordan
39Rock carvings at Jawa
Rock carvings at Jawa, Jawa, Jordan
40Rock carvings at Jawa
Rock carvings at Jawa, Jawa, Jordan
41Rock carvings at Jawa

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Site

Jawa, Eastern Desert

Region

Eastern Desert

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Coordinates

32.3397° N, 36.9929° E

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