Jordan. Machaerus, the fortress of Machaerus overlooking the Dead Sea

Title: Jordan. Machaerus, the fortress of Machaerus overlooking the Dead Sea
Type: still image
Creator: Khouri, Rami G.
Date: 1993
Description: Machaerus: The modern village of Mukawer in Jordan, situated 30 km southwest of Madaba on the south bank of Wadi Zerqa Ma'in. The site consists of two distinct areas: the ruins of the fortress on the isolated spur of Qal'at al-Mishnaqa, and the ruins of the Roman-Byzantine village of Machaberous ... (Meyers, E. "The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East" v. 3 (1997); p. 391.
Format: 35mm slide
Place: Machaerus (Jordan)
Identifier: RK_J_2_S_84_092
Tag: archaeological sites; fortification
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StarchiveID: 81767
Country: Jordan