Timna Valley
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The Timna Valley is located in southern Israel in the southwestern Arava/Arabah, approximately 30 kilometres north of the Gulf of Aqaba and the city of Eilat. The area is rich in copper ore and has be
Sandstone cliffs in Timna Valley featuring King Solomon's Pillars
Panoramic view of Timna Valley
King Solomon's Pillars
The Mushroom
Edom
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Edom was an ancient kingdom that stretched across areas in the south of present-day Israel, Jordan, and Palestine. Edom and the Edomites appear in several written sources relating to the late Bronze A
Timna Valley
…The area is rich in copper ore and has been mined since the 5th millennium BCE. During early antiquity, the area would have been part of the Kingdom of Edom. A large section of the valley, containing ancient remnants of copper mining and ancient worship, is encompassed in a recreation park. Ramon Airport…
Edomite goddess figure in the Israel Museum
The Limestone waterfall of the Zered, now called the Wadi al-Hasa
Busaira, Jordan archaeological site, the former capital Bozra of Edom
Al Khazneh, Petra, Jordan