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Nabatean Sites and the Location of Dhat
Ras
 Nabateans settled throughout the
Transjordan area. Several sites contain temples, including
Petra, Qsar, er-Rabbah, Dhat Ras, Khirbet et-Tannur, Khirbet
edh-Dherih, Nakhl, and probably temples at Karak, Mesheirfeh,
and Ma’an. Unlike the other sites, Khirbet et-Tannur was a
religious site with only a temple structure, that is, it had
no adjacent settlement. Tannur is located in the middle of the
Wadi el-Hasa and is only 4 miles southwest of Dhat Ras.
The Karak Plateau is just a small section of a larger area of
Nabatean presence. This map shows some of the major Nabatean
sites on the Karak Plateau, including Dhat Ras. [
Photo]
 The village of Dhat Ras is located just north of the Wadi el-Hasa
on the Karak Plateau along the old Roman road. The village is
on a small hill in the center of a fertile plain. There were
three temples at Dhat Ras. Two of the temples were large;
however, they are all but destroyed now. The third temple, the
focus of this study, often is referred to as “the small
temple.” The small temple is located on the southeast side of
the hill, on a small knoll. The temple probably dates to the
first or early second century AD.
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