Arindela
Sign in to saveGharandal () is a town in the Tafilah Governorate in southern Jordan, located about south-southeast of the governorate capital Tafilah. It is identified with Arindela (), a town in the late Roman province of Palaestina Salutaris, also called Palaestina Tertia.
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Gharandal () is a town in the Tafilah Governorate in southern Jordan, located about south-southeast of the governorate capital Tafilah. It is identified with Arindela (), a town in the late Roman province of Palaestina Salutaris, also called Palaestina Tertia.
==History== ===Byzantine period=== The town, situated at above sea level, became prominent in Byzantine times, ranking third among the cities of Palaestina Tertia. Arindela was also a Christian bishopric. One of its bishops, Theodorus, took part in the Council of Ephesus in 431. Another, Macarius, participated in a council held at Jerusalem in 536. No longer a residential bishopric, Arindela is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.
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