Bab edh-Dhra

Bab edh-Dhra
The early Bronze Age gate of Bab edh-Dhra overlooking the southern end of the Dead Sea
Shown within Jordan
LocationKarak, Jordan
RegionGhawr Almazra'a Sub-District
Coordinates31°15′11″N 35°32′15″E / 31.253092°N 35.537514°E / 31.253092; 35.537514
TypeSettlement
History
Foundedc. 3000 BC
Abandonedc. 2350 BC
CulturesChalcolithic, Early Bronze Age
Site notes
Discovered1924

Bab edh-Dhra (Levantine Arabic: باب الذراع, romanized: bāb əl-ḏrāʿ) is the site of an Early Bronze Age city located near the Dead Sea on the south bank of the wadi of al-Karak with dates in the EB IB, EB II, EB III, and EB IVA. Bab edh-Dhra was discovered in 1924 on an expedition led by William F. Albright.