Humayma

Humayma
Arabic: الحميمة
Humayma in 2013
Shown within Jordan
LocationJordan
RegionAqaba Governorate
Coordinates29°57′0″N 35°20′49″E / 29.95000°N 35.34694°E / 29.95000; 35.34694

Humayma (Arabic: الحميمة, romanized: al-Humayma) also spelled Humeima and Humaima, is the modern name of ancient Hawara. Hawara was a trading post in southern Jordan that was founded by the Nabataean king Aretas III in the early first century BC. It is located 45 km to the south of the Nabataean capital Petra and 55 km to the north of the Red Sea port town of Aqaba.

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