🧿 Khirbat Faynan

Jordan · Asia · 30.63°N, 35.49°E

Khirbat Faynan, known in late Roman and Byzantine texts as Phaino or Phaeno, is an archaeological site in Wadi Faynan, southern Jordan. It lies just south of the Dead Sea in Jordan. The site was an ancient copper mine that overlooks two Wadis and is the location of one of the best and most well-preserved ancient mining and metallurgy districts in the world.

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Quick facts

Country	Jordan
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	30.63°N, 35.49°E · view on map

Khirbat Faynan is located in Jordan, in Asia.

More archaeological sites in Jordan

Abila (Decapolis) · Ajloun · Al-Khazneh · Al-Maghtas · Al-Rajib · Amman Citadel · As-Salt · Ayn al-Zara · Ayn Ghazal (archaeological site) · Ba'ja.

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