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Explore Finan in Jordan

Finan in the region of Aqaba is a town in Jordan - some 98 mi or ( 157 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Finan is now 11:23 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Damascus, Madaba, Amman, Makhfar al Ghamr, and Aqaba. Since you are here already, 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. Where to go and what to see in Finan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Taxi 2 Petra

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5 pasajeros + taxista dde Aqaba a Petra (260km y contracturas varias). ..

Bab Al Dhraa (Sodom), Jordan

0:27 min by Timothy Moore
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A view of the site of the ancient city of Sodom in southern Jordan. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Khirbat en-Nahas

Built around 3,000 years ago, Khirbat en-Nahas — or Khirbet en Nahas — is one of the largest copper mining and smelting sites of the ancient world. It lies in a desert valley between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba, now in Jordan. There is evidence for sophisticated economic and political activity in the valley about 3,000 years ago and archaeologists think it may be the site of an early organized state.

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Located at 30.68 35.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Jordan, Prehistoric mines

Ein Yahav Airfield

Ein Yahav Airfield, officially known as Sapir Airfield (מנחת ספיר), is a small desert airfield in southern Israel's Arabah between the Dead Sea and Eilat. The airfield is located across Highway 90 from Sapir, and not far from Ein Yahav. It was constructed in 1970, and since 1989 has had service to which operated by Elrom Airways to Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv. Airlines Destinations \r Elrom Airways-Tel Aviv {{{2}}}

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Located at 30.62 35.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 1970 establishments, Airports in Israel, Southern District (Israel)

Punon

Punon is an ancient city in the Arava, Jordan. It was a center of Copper and Iron mines in biblical times. Today it is called Feinan or Faynan. Punon was one of the places (or "stations") visited by the Israelites during the Exodus. "They traveled from Tzalmonah, and encamped in Punon."

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Located at 30.63 35.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Jordan, Former populated places in Jordan, Hebrew Bible places, Torah places

Sapir, Israel

Sapir is a communal settlement near Route 90 in southern Israel. It belongs to the Central Arava Regional Council. It was founded in 1978 and is named after Pinchas Sapir. The settlement, which was planned by the architect Gershon Tzippor, was founded primarily to provide housing for municipal workers of the regional council. As time passed, its nature changed. As of 2006 it houses mostly people of various professions, as opposed to other settlements of the Arava, which mostly do agriculture.

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Located at 30.61 35.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Central Arava Regional Council, Community settlements in Israel

Ir Ovot

Ir Ovot, was an agricultural cooperative (kibbutz) in Israel 1967–1980s, located in the northeastern Negev's Arava region, and still refers to a small, group of homes near New Ein Hatzeva. It is the site of an extensive archaeological complex known as Tamar Fortress or Hatzevah Fortress which dates to the 10th century BCE.

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Located at 30.81 35.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1980s disestablishments, Ancient Israel and Judah, Former kibbutzim, Iron Age sites in Israel, Populated places established in 1967, Religious Israeli communities, Roman sites in Israel, Villages in Israel