Khirbat en-Nahas
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Khirbet en-Nahas, also spelled Khirbat en-Nahas, is one of the largest copper mining and smelting sites of the ancient world, built around 3,000 years ago. It is located in Wadi Faynan, between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba, now in Jordan. There is evidence of sophisticated economic and political activity in the valley about 3,000 years ago and archaeologists think it may be the site of an early organized state.
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Location: 30.6806, 35.4361, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Khirbat en-Nahas ⓘ
Copper mine in Jordan
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| site | mine | Khirbat en-Nahas | copper mine | Wikidata | |