Moab Mountains
E71754
The Moab Mountains are a rugged, arid mountain range in western Jordan, rising above the eastern shore of the Dead Sea and forming part of the historic region of Moab.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| biblicalMention |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| biblicalSignificance | associated with the ancient Kingdom of Moab ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| contains | steep canyons and gorges ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| dominantRockType | sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| drainage | wadis flowing westward to the Dead Sea ⓘ |
| elevationRange | up to about 1200–1300 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| forms | eastern escarpment of the Dead Sea Rift ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
Dead Sea Transform fault
ⓘ
surface form:
Dead Sea Transform fault system
|
| hasViewOf |
Dead Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Dead Sea basin
|
| highestPoint |
Jabal al-Mukabber
ⓘ
surface form:
Jabal al-Mukabbir (regionally high points; exact peak names vary)
|
| historicalRegion | Moab ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle East
ⓘ
Transjordanian highlands ⓘ western Jordan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern shore of the Dead Sea ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Karak
ⓘ
Madaba ⓘ |
| overlooks | Dead Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jordan Rift Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Jordan Rift Valley margins
historic region of Moab ⓘ |
| region |
Karak Governorate
ⓘ
Madaba Governorate ⓘ |
| separates | Jordan Plateau from the Dead Sea depression ⓘ |
| terrain | rugged ⓘ |
| usedFor | pastoralism ⓘ |
| vegetation | sparse ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.