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][3] The settlement was founded by Aretas III as a stop on the trade route from Petra to Gulf of Aqaba.

[6] During the Greco-Roman era, it was called "Auara" (Greek: Αὔαρα), derived from "Hawara", which means "white" in Aramaic.

[8][9][10][11] As rainfall is only 80 mm[12] annually, an extensive water storage and irrigation works lies in the ruins.