'Ara'ir
`Ara`ir | |
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  `Ara`ir Location in Jordan | |
| Coordinates: 31°28′17″N 35°49′19″E / 31.47151°N 35.821922°ECoordinates: 31°28′17″N 35°49′19″E / 31.47151°N 35.821922°E | |
| Country |  Jordan |
| Governorate | Madaba Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC + 2 |
`Ara`ir (Arabic: عراعير) is a town in the Madaba Governorate of north-western Jordan,[1] thought to be the biblical town of Aroer.[2] Aroes in Hellenistic and Roman periods.[3]
References[]
- ^ Maplandia world gazetteer
- ^ Erwin Louis Lueker, The Concordia Bible Dictionary (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1963)
- ^ Parker, S.; R. Talbert; T. Elliott; S. Gillies. "Places: 697635 (Aroes)". Pleiades. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
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