Bab edh-Dhra
Da Ufopedia.
(Differenze fra le revisioni)
| Riga 1: | Riga 1: | ||
| - | '''Bab edh-Dhra''' (''bāb al-dhrā' '') | + | '''Bab edh-Dhra''' (''bāb al-dhrā' '') è il sito di una città Early [[Bronze Age]] city, located near the [[Dead Sea]], in [[Wadi Araba]] (a 31.253928N 35.534184E), forwarded as a candidate for the location of Biblical [[Sodom and Gomorrah|Sodom]]. |
[[Bitumen]] and [[petroleum]] deposits have been found in the area, which contain [[sulfur]] and [[natural gas]] (as such deposits normally do), and one theory suggests that a pocket of natural gas led to the incineration of the city. | [[Bitumen]] and [[petroleum]] deposits have been found in the area, which contain [[sulfur]] and [[natural gas]] (as such deposits normally do), and one theory suggests that a pocket of natural gas led to the incineration of the city. | ||
Versione delle 21:13, 28 gen 2009
Bab edh-Dhra (bāb al-dhrā' ) è il sito di una città Early Bronze Age city, located near the Dead Sea, in Wadi Araba (a 31.253928N 35.534184E), forwarded as a candidate for the location of Biblical Sodom.
Bitumen and petroleum deposits have been found in the area, which contain sulfur and natural gas (as such deposits normally do), and one theory suggests that a pocket of natural gas led to the incineration of the city.
The location of the site is (approximately) 31.253928°N, 35.534184°E (by correlating the maps at http://www.nd.edu/~edsp with Google Earth. The site can be viewed [here].
Artifacts from Bab edh-Dhra are on display at Karak Archaeological Museum in Jordan.
