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A monument atop Mount Nebo commemorates Moses' death after seeing Canaan, across the Jordan valley. A purported grave of Moses is located at Maqam El- Nabi Musa , in the West Bank , 11 km (6.8 mi) south of Jericho and 20 km (12 mi) east of Jerusalem .
Khirbet al-Mukhayyat (Arabic: خربة المُخيَّط), also commonly known as the town of Nebo, is a village in Madaba Governorate in Jordan. The village is about 3.5 km from Mount Nebo , also known as Siyagha .
This is a list of archaeological sites in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan organised by governorate. Heshbon; Humayma; Jalul; Jerash; Al-Jizah, Jordan; Johfiyeh; Kharaysin; Khatt Shebib; Khirbat Ataruz; Khirbat Faynan; Khirbat Iskandar; Khirbat Nuqayb al-Asaymir; Khirbet edh-Dharih; Khirbet en-Nahas; Khirbet es-Sar; Khirbet et-Tannur; Lehun ...
The region lies directly east of the Jordan River and just northeast of the Dead Sea. Mount Nebo (31°45.9'N 35°43.1'E) is the highest among a handful of Pisgah summits; an arid cluster of hilltops on the western edge of the Trans-Jordanian Plateau.
Mosaic floor from the church on Mount Nebo (baptistery, 530) One of the earliest examples of Byzantine mosaic art in the region can be found on Mount Nebo, a place of pilgrimage in the Byzantine era where Moses died. Among the many 6th century mosaics in the church complex in an area known as Siyagha (discovered after 1933) the most interesting ...
In the Byzantine period, the road was an important pilgrimage route for Christians, as it passed next to Mount Nebo, Moses' death and burial site according to the Bible. Another road connected it with Jerusalem passing by Livias and the traditional site of Jesus ' baptism by John the Baptist on the Jordan River near, known today in Arabic as al ...
Mount Nebo, just west of Madaba city, formed part of the Madaba Diocese during Byzantine times. Here the mosaics discovered at the Moses Memorial together with those in the churches in the village of Nebo, in the 'Uyun Musa valley and at 'Ayn al-Kanisah carry inscriptions which date them to the times of the Bishops of Madaba from the late fifth ...
Mount Nebo (Jordan) Islam: Nabi Musa, West Bank, According to the Bible, the exact place of Moses' grave remains unknown, in order to impede idolatry. Aaron: Tomb of Aaron: Mount Harun near Petra, Jordan. At 1350 meters above sea-level, it is the highest peak in the area; it is believed to be the place where Aaron died and was buried.