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Ayn Amun in the region of Ma’an is a city in Jordan - some 118 mi or ( 189 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital .

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Current time in Ayn Amun is now 04:25 AM (Friday) . 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, Adhruh, Iyl, At Tafilah, and As Sadaqah. 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 Ayn Amun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Shobak Castle - Wadi Musa, Jordan

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Jordanien - Von Madaba nach Petra

15:51 min by Lars Hoffmann
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Wer Geschichte lebendig werden sehen möchte, wird in Jordanien an vielen Orten fündig. Es ist eine Reise durch die Kulturen und Religionen. Meine kleine Entdeckungsreise beginnt in Madaba, der Stadt d ..


Taybet Zaman Hotel And Resort Wadi Musa Traveler Photos - TripAdvisor TripWow

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Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Petra Youngtravellers's photos around Wadi Musa, Jordan

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Interesting facts about this location

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 2 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Ma'an Governorate

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 3 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 3 km away
Tags: Castles in Jordan, Crusader castles

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 5 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 6 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible mountains