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The ancient settlement lies adjacent to the modern town. Excavations have revealed that the site was occupied intermittently over the past 5,000 years, its earliest occupation occurring in the Early Bronze Age in the third millennium BCE. The site's extensive settlement history is in part due to its location on the King's Highway, a major commercial route in antiquity. The majority of evidence for this population is concentrated in a 15 hectare tall. The release of the Mesha Inscription in 1868 led to an upsurge in visitors to the town (including tourists and scholars) due to its ostensible confirmation of biblical passages. Excavations began at the site in the mid-20th century with the American Schools of Oriental Research’s project in 1950-53 and continued with seasons in 1955, 1956, 196

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  • Dhiban
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  • The ancient settlement lies adjacent to the modern town. Excavations have revealed that the site was occupied intermittently over the past 5,000 years, its earliest occupation occurring in the Early Bronze Age in the third millennium BCE. The site's extensive settlement history is in part due to its location on the King's Highway, a major commercial route in antiquity. The majority of evidence for this population is concentrated in a 15 hectare tall. The release of the Mesha Inscription in 1868 led to an upsurge in visitors to the town (including tourists and scholars) due to its ostensible confirmation of biblical passages. Excavations began at the site in the mid-20th century with the American Schools of Oriental Research’s project in 1950-53 and continued with seasons in 1955, 1956, 196
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latd
  • 31(xsd:integer)
established title
  • Founded
longs
  • 8(xsd:integer)
population metro
  • 13043(xsd:integer)
leader name
  • Salim Hawawsheh
latm
  • 29(xsd:integer)
longm
  • 47(xsd:integer)
timezone DST
  • +3
settlement type
  • City
image skyline
  • Dhiban.jpg
ImageSize
  • 250(xsd:integer)
lats
  • 56(xsd:integer)
established date
  • 2000(xsd:integer)
longEW
  • E
pushpin map
  • Jordan
Image caption
  • Ancient Dhiban with modern settlement in the background, looking south
area magnitude
  • 100000000(xsd:integer)
subdivision type
  • Country
  • Province
coordinates region
  • JO
latNS
  • N
government type
  • Municipality
native name
  • ذيبان
Timezone
  • GMT +2
elevation m
  • 726(xsd:integer)
longd
  • 35(xsd:integer)
subdivision name
area metro km
  • 20(xsd:double)
Leader title
Official Name
  • Dhiban
Area code
  • +5
area total km
  • 10(xsd:double)
abstract
  • The ancient settlement lies adjacent to the modern town. Excavations have revealed that the site was occupied intermittently over the past 5,000 years, its earliest occupation occurring in the Early Bronze Age in the third millennium BCE. The site's extensive settlement history is in part due to its location on the King's Highway, a major commercial route in antiquity. The majority of evidence for this population is concentrated in a 15 hectare tall. The release of the Mesha Inscription in 1868 led to an upsurge in visitors to the town (including tourists and scholars) due to its ostensible confirmation of biblical passages. Excavations began at the site in the mid-20th century with the American Schools of Oriental Research’s project in 1950-53 and continued with seasons in 1955, 1956, 1965, the 1990s, an excavation and restoration program from Jordan’s Department of Antiquities, and the ongoing Dhiban Excavation and Development Project, which began in 2004.
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