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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Statements (49)

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 ⓘ
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
Sheikh Hussein Bridge – Beit She'an area and Irbid area → geographicalContext → northern Jordan Plateau ⓘ
linked to: Transjordanian highlands
Ajloun Mountains → partOf → Northern Highlands of Jordan ⓘ
linked to: Transjordanian highlands
Tribe of Gilead → associatedWith → Transjordanian highlands ⓘ
King’s Highway → followsRegion → Transjordanian plateau ⓘ
linked to: Transjordanian highlands
Hauran → borderedBy → Jordanian Plateau ⓘ
linked to: Transjordanian highlands
Nahr az-Zarqa → sourceRegion → Jordanian highlands ⓘ
linked to: Transjordanian highlands
Umm ar-Rasas → locatedIn → Jordanian Plateau ⓘ
linked to: Transjordanian highlands
Church of the Baptism of Christ → locatedIn → Jordanian Plateau ⓘ
linked to: Transjordanian highlands