Tomb of Aaron (Jordan)

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The Tomb of Aaron is the purported burial site of Aaron, the brother of Moses, according to Jewish, Christian, and local Muslim traditions. The site is marked by a small mosque serving as a shrine to the Muslim prophet Haroun (Aaron), located at the summit of Jabal Hārūn ('Mount Aaron') at an altitude of 1,350 metres (4,430 ft), the highest point near Petra, in the Ma'an Governorate of Jordan.

There are two different places named in the Torah as Aaron's place of death and burial, Mount Hor and Moseroth (also known as Mosera). Additionally, there are different interpretations for the location of each of the two. Jews have considered the mountain near Petra as the biblical Mount Hor since, at least, the time of Josephus. Christians have adopted this identification since the Byzantine period and had built a monastery serving as a pilgrimage centre there. The local Muslim tradition places Aaron's tomb at the same site, although there is at least one other local tradition locating it in Sinai. There used to be a rich repertoire of general and local Muslim legends regarding Aaron's tomb. The current building was completed during the Mamluk period at the beginning of the 14th century CE.