Dhiban, Jordan

Dhiban
ذيبان
City
Ancient Dhiban with modern settlement in the background, looking south
Ancient Dhiban with modern settlement in the background, looking south
Dhiban is located in Jordan
Dhiban
Dhiban
Coordinates: 31°29′56″N 35°47′8″E / 31.49889°N 35.78556°E / 31.49889; 35.78556
Country Jordan
GovernorateMadaba Governorate
Founded2000 BC
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorSalim Hawawsheh
Area
 • City10.24 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
 • Metro
20.35 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Elevation
726 m (2,382 ft)
Population
 • Metro
13,043
Time zoneGMT +2
 • Summer (DST)+3
Area code+(962)5

Dhiban, (Arabic: ذيبان Ḏiʾbān) known to the Moabites as Dibon (Moabite: 𐤃𐤉𐤁𐤍 *Ḏaybōn;[2][3][4] Hebrew: דִּיבוֹן Dīḇōn),[a] is a Jordanian town located in Madaba Governorate, approximately 70 kilometres south of Amman and east of the Dead Sea. Previously nomadic, the modern community settled the town in the 1950s. Dhiban's current population is about 15,000, with many working in the army, government agencies, or in seasonal agricultural production. A number of young people study in nearby universities in Karak, Madaba, and Amman. Most inhabitants practise Islam.


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