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Bir Khidad Destination Guide

Discover Bir Khidad in Jordan

Bir Khidad in the region of Ma’an is a town located in Jordan - some 107 mi or ( 173 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Bir Khidad

Local time in Bir Khidad is now 03:23 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Damascus, Petra, Adhruh, Sihan, and Madaba. When in this area, you might want to check out Damascus . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bir Khidad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Guest House Captain's Desert Camp - Wadi Rum ( Jordania - Jordan )

2:50 min by brunooq7
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Wadi Rum (The Sound of Silence) is a journey to another world, a vast silent place, timeless and starkly beautiful Wadi Rum is one of Jordan's main tourist attractions being the most stunning desert l ..

Ruins of Ancient Petra, The Nabatean Kingdom

14:52 min by QatarYankee
Views: 803 Rating: 5.00

A video stroll through one of the most spectacular archeological sites in the world. Extremely well-preserved structures carved into rock stretching back to over two thousand years ago. Petra was the ..


Jordan Wadi Rum Petra - our trip

10:26 min by wuja7
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This is our trip to Jordan - 7 days in Ram (Wadi Rum) and 3 days in Petra. Living on desert, riding camels, talking to Beduins, seeing 7th world's wonder Petra ... next fantastic trip! Krótki film z n ..

Carriage Ride in Petra

0:26 min by waterforded
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If you visit Petra in Jordan, you may want to take a carriage ride down the canyon (Al Siq). The noise of the carriage in the canyon and the rough ride are an experience to remember. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 14 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

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 16 km away
Tags: Monuments and memorials in Jordan, Nabataean sites in Jordan, Rock cut architecture

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 16 km away
Tags: Arabic architecture, Archaeological sites in Jordan, Buildings and structures in Jordan, Petra, Rock cut architecture, Tourism in Jordan

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 19 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible mountains