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<< Our Photo Pages >> Wadi Rum Massebah (2) - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Jordan

Submitted by Motist on Friday, 30 June 2006  Page Views: 3191

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wadi Rum Massebah (2)
Country: Jordan Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: 'Aqaba  Nearest Village: Rum
Latitude: 29.549959N  Longitude: 35.420912E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Wadi Rum Massebah (2) submitted by motist : wadi Rum: open air sanctuary: single Massebah with cell in South Jordan GPS: Israel datum (old): 190520 E' 884870 N' (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Coordinates converted from old Israel datum: 190520 E, 884870 N.
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 1.1km NNE 12° Wadi Rum Chambered Tomb* Chambered Tomb
 1.1km NNW 329° Wadi Rum Massebah (1)* Cairn
 1.2km W 273° Wadi Rum Masseboth* Standing Stones
 1.5km NNE 16° Wadi Rum Ritual Structures* Ancient Temple
 4.2km SSE 154° Wadi Kahkashea* Carving
 4.2km SSE 154° Jabel Kashkash Statue* Sculptured Stone
 13.4km SW 220° Wadi Rum Engravings* Carving
 15.2km SW 235° Wadi Dhaika Engravings* Carving
 19.9km SSW 200° Khirbet Rizqeh* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 24.4km NNE 17° Wadi Rum Petroglyphs* Rock Art
 44.9km W 278° Arround Shchoret hills* Ancient Village or Settlement
 45.4km N 351° Humeima* Ancient Village or Settlement
 45.4km W 279° Shchoret hills Open Air Mosque* Ancient Temple
 45.7km W 278° Shehoret Hills Desert Kite* Misc. Earthwork
 45.9km WNW 289° Nitsots hill open air sanctuary* Ancient Temple
 46.0km W 275° Shahmon Desert Kite* Misc. Earthwork
 46.4km W 279° Shchoret habitation site* Ancient Village or Settlement
 46.6km WNW 284° Mt. 'Amram Tumulus* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 46.8km WNW 293° Beer-Ora N* Ancient Temple
 47.3km WNW 292° E' of wadi Racham * Ancient Temple
 48.4km W 278° Yedidyah pass Roded type cult site* Ancient Village or Settlement
 48.5km W 276° Wadi Tawahin* Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
 48.9km W 277° Wadi Roded Open Air Sanctuaries* Ancient Temple
 49.4km WNW 287° Wadi Racham Matsebah* Standing Stones
 49.5km W 269° Ramat Yotam 'roded' type site* Ancient Temple
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