Transjordanian highlands

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The Transjordanian highlands are a mountainous plateau region east of the Jordan River, characterized by rugged terrain, deep valleys, and historically significant ancient kingdoms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountainous region
plateau
borders Jordan Valley
Syrian Desert
containsArchaeologicalSite Karak Castle
linked to: Kerak Castle

Petra
Umm ar-Rasas
containsCity Amman
Karak
Ma'an
linked to: Ma’an

Madaba
Salt
Tafilah
country Jordan
drainedBy Mujib River NERFINISHED
Wadi Hasa
Yarmouk River (in the north)
linked to: Yarmouk River

Zarqa River
extendsInto northwestern Saudi Arabia
hasAverageElevation approximately 700–1200 meters above sea level
hasClimate Mediterranean climate (in parts)
semi-arid climate (in parts)
hasEconomicActivity pastoralism
rain-fed agriculture
tourism
hasFeature deep valleys
hasGeology limestone
sandstone
hasHighestPoint Jabal Umm ad Dami
hasHistoricalSignificance ancient Near Eastern kingdoms
biblical history
hasRole core settled zone of Jordan
hasTerrain rugged
hasVegetation Mediterranean woodland (in higher rainfall zones)
historicallyContained Kingdom of Ammon
Kingdom of Edom
linked to: Edom

Kingdom of Moab
Nabataean Kingdom
linked to: Nabataean kingdom
influences Jordanian population distribution
locatedEastOf Jordan River
locatedIn Jordan
Levant
linked to: Levant region

Middle East
partOf Transjordan
ancient region of Transjordan
separatedFrom Jordan Rift Valley
wasPartOf Emirate of Transjordan
Ottoman Empire (as part of Bilad al-Sham)
linked to: Ottoman Syria

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Moab Mountains locatedIn Transjordanian highlands
Zarqa River sourceRegion Jordanian highlands
linked to: Transjordanian highlands
Zarqa River flowsThrough Jordanian plateau
linked to: Transjordanian highlands
Herod’s Northern Palace hasViewOf Moab mountains (Jordan side)
linked to: Transjordanian highlands
Masada cableway hasViewOf Jordanian mountains (across Dead Sea)
linked to: Transjordanian highlands
Karak locatedInRegion Jordanian highlands
linked to: Transjordanian highlands
Mount Seir partOf Edomite highlands
linked to: Transjordanian highlands
Mishor (plateau) historicalRegion Transjordanian plateau
linked to: Transjordanian highlands
Moab son of Lot hasDescendantsRegion Transjordan plateau
linked to: Transjordanian highlands
Medeba near Amman Plateau
linked to: Transjordanian highlands
Northern Jordan partOf Northern Highlands of Jordan
linked to: Transjordanian highlands