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Moab. A theoretical map of the region around 830 BCE. Moab is shown in purple on this map, between the Arnon and Zered rivers. Moab[a] (/ ˈmoʊæb /) was an ancient Levantine kingdom whose territory is today located in southern Jordan. The land is mountainous and lies alongside much of the eastern shore of the Dead Sea.
Grand County is a county on the east central edge of the U.S. state of Utah, United States.As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 9,669. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Moab.
Moab (/ ˈ m oʊ. æ b / ⓘ) is the largest city and county seat of Grand County [5] in eastern Utah in the western United States, known for its dramatic scenery. The population was 5,366 at the 2020 census. [6] Moab attracts many tourists annually, mostly visitors to the nearby Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.
The Brazen Serpent sculpture and view towards the Promised Land–Dead Sea and Jerusalem. According to the Bible (Deuteronomy), Moses ascended Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab (today in Jordan), and from there he saw the Land of Canaan (the Promised Land), which God had said he would not enter; Moses then died there. [1]
Canyonlands National Park is a national park of the United States located in southeastern Utah near the town of Moab. The park preserves a colorful landscape eroded into numerous canyons, mesas, and buttes by the Colorado River, the Green River, and their respective tributaries. Legislation creating the park was signed into law by President ...
212 square kilometres (81.9 sq mi) Established. 1987. Governing body. Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature. Al Mujib dam. The Wadi Mujib (Arabic: وادي الموجب, romanized: Wādī al-Mūjib), also known as Arnon Stream (Hebrew: נַחַל ארנון [1]), is a river in Jordan. The river empties into the Dead Sea circa 420 metres ...
Abila (Peraea) Tall el-Hammam that is identified by most scholars as Abel-Shittim. Abila (Arabic: ابيلا) was an ancient city east of the Jordan River in the Plains of Moab, later Peraea, near Livias, about twelve km northeast of the north shore of the Dead Sea. [citation needed] The site is identified with modern Khirbet el-Kafrayn, Jordan ...
The Moab Fault, near Moab, Utah, United States, is an extensional fault that runs approximately NW-SE, passing to the west of the Arches National Park. It is about 45 km (28 mi) long and has a maximum displacement of about 960 m (3,150 ft). [ 1 ]