🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient city
Busaira, Jordan
Busaira (Arabic: بُصَيْرا, romanized: buṣayrā; also Busayra, Busairah or Buseirah) is a town in Tafilah Governorate, Jordan, located between the towns of Tafilah (Tophel) and Shoubak and closer to…
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🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient city
Busaira (Arabic: بُصَيْرا, romanized: buṣayrā; also Busayra, Busairah or Buseirah) is a town in Tafilah Governorate, Jordan, located between the towns of Tafilah (Tophel) and Shoubak and closer to…
🇯🇴 Jordan · Fortress
Hasmonean (90 BCE) rebuilt Herod 30 BCE; Baptist tradition 29 CE · Hasmonean / Nabataean / Herodian
Mukawir excavated by Piccirillo & Virgilio, baptistery cistern and Josephus Ant.18.119 locale.