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Humayma
Humayma (Arabic: الحميمة, romanized: al-Humayma) also spelled Humeima and Humaima, is the modern name of ancient Hawara.
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🇯🇴 Jordan · Fortress
Humayma (Arabic: الحميمة, romanized: al-Humayma) also spelled Humeima and Humaima, is the modern name of ancient Hawara.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Fortress
Betthorus was a Roman legionary fortress on the Limes Arabicus. It is located in today's El-Lejjun (from Legio), Karak Governorate, Jordan, north-east of Al-Karak.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Fortress
Umayyad dynasty
The desert castles or qasrs, often called Umayyad desert castles, are a series of fortified palaces or castles scattered over the semi-arid regions of north-eastern Jordan, Syria, Israel and the West…