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Humayma (Arabic: الحميمة, romanized: al-Humayma) also spelled Humeima and Humaima, is the modern name of ancient Hawara. [1] [2] [3] Hawara was a trading post in southern Jordan that was founded by the Nabataean king Aretas III in the early first century BC. [1]
The present Arabic name al-Humayma originated in early Islamic times. Among archaeologists, Humayma is considered one of the most interesting ancient sites in Jordan, with its Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine and early Islamic remains.
The Abbasids in al-Humayma, Early Islamic period. After the Battle of Yarmuk in 636 A.D., in which the army of the Byzantine Emperor Herakleios was crushed by the Muslim Arabs under the command of Khalid ibn al-Walid, the Islamic era began.
Forty five km to the south of Petra and 55km to the north of Aqaba lies Al-Humayma, an extensive archaeological site located in the hyper-arid region of southern Jordan. Humayma was continuously occupied from 90 BC, by the Nabataeans, Romans, and Byzantines until the early Islamic period.
Archaeological Excavation in Jordan. The archaeological site of Humayma is located in the northwest corner of the Hisma Desert approximately 80 km south of Petra and 80 km north of Aqaba. Today it can be reached by a 20 minute car or bus excursion off of the Desert Highway.
The founding of Hawara (later al-Humayma) in the early 80's of the 1st century BC took place during a historical phase in which the Nabataean kingdom wanted to consolidate its control over trade routes by building settlements along important traffic trails.
Aug 18, 2021 · Hidden in the southern Jordanian desert, Humayma is an ancient settlement that witnessed the birth of the Abbasid Revolution — a clandestine site where the first three caliphs of the Abbasid Empire orchestrated a movement to overthrow the Umayyad Caliphate.
