Dhiban, Jordan
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Dhiban, Jordan is an archaeological town in central Jordan best known as the ancient Moabite city of Dibon, where the famous Mesha Stele was discovered.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| associatedWith | King Mesha of Moab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 31.500°N 35.750°E ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| discoveryDateOfMeshaStele | 1868 ⓘ |
| distanceTo | about 70 km south of Amman ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 700 metres ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
American Center of Research
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhiban Excavation and Development Project NERFINISHED ⓘ various international archaeological teams ⓘ |
| hasAncientName |
Dhiban (Dibon)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dibon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalLayer |
Byzantine period settlement
ⓘ
Early Islamic period settlement ⓘ Hellenistic period settlement ⓘ Iron Age settlement ⓘ Medieval Islamic settlement ⓘ Moabite period settlement ⓘ Roman period settlement ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
domestic architecture remains
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fortification remains ⓘ tell (archaeological mound) NERFINISHED ⓘ water systems ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | modern inhabited town adjacent to archaeological mound ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological heritage site in Jordan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mesha Stele
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
being the ancient Moabite city of Dibon ⓘ |
| languageEvidence | Moabite language inscriptions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Jordan ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Madaba Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Moab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dead Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madaba NERFINISHED ⓘ Wadi Mujib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedAs | Dibon in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| nearbyModernInfrastructure | Desert Highway (Jordan) vicinity ⓘ |
| partOf |
Transjordan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
territory of the Kingdom of Moab ⓘ |
| siteOfDiscovery | Mesha Stele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfPeakImportance |
Iron Age II
ⓘ
Moabite kingdom period ⓘ |
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