Dhiban, Jordan

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Dhiban ذيبان
City
Ancient Dhiban with modern settlement in the background, looking south
Dhiban
Coordinates: 31°29′56″N 35°47′8″E / 31.49889°N 35.78556°E / 31.49889; 35.78556
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Madaba Governorate
Founded	2000 B.C.
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Salim Hawawsheh
Area
• City	10.24 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
• Metro	20.35 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Elevation	726 m (2,382 ft)
Population [1]
• Metro	13,043
Time zone	GMT +2
• Summer (DST)	+3
Area code	+(962)5

Dhiban, (Arabic: ذيبان Ḏiʾbān) known to the Moabites as Dibon (Moabite: 𐤃𐤉𐤁𐤍 *Ḏaybōn;^[2][3][4] Hebrew: דִּיבוֹן Dīḇōn), is a Jordanian town located in Madaba Governorate, approximately 70 kilometres south of Amman and east of the Dead Sea. Previously nomadic, the modern community settled the town in the 1950s. Dhiban's current population is about 15,000, with many working in the army, government agencies, or in seasonal agricultural production. A number of young people study in nearby universities in Karak, Madaba, and Amman. Most inhabitants practice Islam.