Umm ar-Rasas

31°30′2.83″N 35°55′12.95″E / 31.5007861°N 35.9202639°E / 31.5007861; 35.9202639Koordinat: 31°30′2.83″N 35°55′12.95″E / 31.5007861°N 35.9202639°E / 31.5007861; 35.9202639Ketinggian760DibangunAbad ke-5Badan pengelolaKementerian Periwisata & Antikuitas Yordania

Situs Warisan Dunia UNESCO

JenisBudayaKriteriai, iv, viDitetapkan2004 (sesi ke-28)1093Negara AnggotaYordaniaWilayahNegara-Negara Arab

Lokasi Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) di Jordan

Umm ar-Rasas (Arab: أم الرّصاص) (Kastrom Mefa'a, Kastron Mefa'a) berjarak 30 km dari tenggara Madaba, yang merupakan ibu kota Kegubernuran Madaba di tengah Yordania. Situs tersebut dianggap merupakan pemukiman Mephaat yang disebutkan dalam Kitab Yeremia. Pada 2004, situs tersebut diangkat menjadi Situs Warisan Dunia UNESCO^[1]

Referensi

^ http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1093

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