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Bir Madhkur Destination Guide

Delve into Bir Madhkur in Jordan

Bir Madhkur in the region of Aqaba is a city in Jordan - some 113 mi or ( 182 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Bir Madhkur

Current time in Bir Madhkur is now 12:35 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Damascus, Petra, Umm Sawwanah, Ayn Amun, and At Tayyibah. While being here, make sure to check out Damascus . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Bir Madhkur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Coffee in the desert in Petra, Jordan - Lonely Planet travel video

1:34 min by LonelyPlanet
Views: 6617 Rating: 4.87

Visit www.lonelyplanet.com for more information about Jordan. Lonely Planet Traveller magazine photographer Mark Read visits the iconic ancient city of Petra in Jordan, and films a coffee-making ritua ..

Lads on Donkey in Petra Jordan

5:32 min by Michel van Luijtelaar
Views: 1571 Rating: 5.00

On the donkey through the old site of Petra in Jordan. Well worth a watch! ..


Petra Centre

2:22 min by globekarter
Views: 1480 Rating: 5.00

Looking around in the centre of the old Nabatean city Petra in Jordan. ..

Petra, Jordan

0:50 min by kzoo3
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The Treasury at Petra 18 July 2007 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ad Deir

Ad Deir is a monumental building carved out of rock in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra. Built by the Nabataeans in the 1st century and measuring 50 metres wide by approximately 45 meters high, architecturally the Monastery is an example of the Nabatean Classical style. It is the second most visited building in Petra after Al Khazneh. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:30|20|16|N|35|25|52|E|region:JO_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki |primary |name= }}

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Located at 30.34 35.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Monuments and memorials in Jordan, Nabataean sites in Jordan, Rock cut architecture

Mount Hor

Mount Hor is the name given in the Old Testament to two distinct mountains. One is in the Land of Edom on the East shore of the Dead Sea (currently, the country of Jordan), the other by the Mediterranean Sea at the Northern border of the Land of Israel.

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Located at 30.32 35.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible mountains

Al Khazneh

"The Treasury" redirects here, for other uses see The Treasury (disambiguation) Al Khazneh is one of the most elaborate temples in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra. As with most of the other buildings in this ancient town, including the Monastery, this structure was also carved out of a sandstone rock face. It has classical Greek-influenced architecture, and it is a popular tourist attraction.

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Located at 30.32 35.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Arabic architecture, Archaeological sites in Jordan, Buildings and structures in Jordan, Petra, Rock cut architecture, Tourism in Jordan

Vaux Moise

Vaux Moise, also Li Vaux Moise (The Valley of Moses) is a small crusader castle close to Wadi Musa in Jordan). It was founded by Baldwin I of Jerusalem as an outpost of the larger crusader castle at Montreal.

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Located at 30.33 35.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Castles in Jordan, Crusader castles

Wadi Musa

Wadi Musa, ("وادي موسى" in Arabic, translated as "Valley of Moses"), is the name of a town located in the Ma'an Governorate in southern Jordan east of Petra at latitude 30.317N and longitude 35.483E. It is the nearest town to the archaeological site of Petra and hosts many hotels and restaurants for tourists visiting this place. Approximately 2 kilometers from the main town, there is an important Bedouin settlement.

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Located at 30.32 35.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Ma'an Governorate