Touring Afra in Jordan
Afra in the region of Tafielah is located in Jordan - some 73 mi or ( 118 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital city .
Time in Afra is now 11:58 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Damascus, Bahlul, At Tayyibah, At Tafilah, and Amman. Being here already, consider visiting Damascus . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Afra ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Jordan
Jordan (CZ: Jordánsko), Wadi Rum, Petra, Jerash ..
Arrival in Downtown Mutah, May 2007
el-Hemmeh Archaeological Project ..
Jordan, an extraordinary experience
low resolution trailer of a video report of a journey through Jordan, with the remarkable and dreamlike places Petra and Wadi Rum ..
RESTAURANTE BASIN BY CROWNE PLAZA ( RESTAURANTE EN PETRA) Inside the old city Petra
The Basin Restaurant Location: Nearby - Inside the old city Petra, 2 km from the hotel. Serves: Lunch. The Restaurant with Terrace surrounded by towering cliffs and the ancient tombs, situated next do ..
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Tafilah Governorate
Tafilah is one of the governorates of Jordan, located about 180 km south-west of Amman, Jordan's capital. Tafilah Governorate is bordered by Karak Governorate to the north, Ma'an Governorate to the east and south, Aqaba Governorate to the south, and by Israel to the west. The area of this province constitutes 2.5% of the area of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is divided into three departments. The population as of 2005 is about 82,000 (i.e.
Located at 30.84 35.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tafilah
for the village in Yemen see Tafilah, Yemen At-Tafilah (also spelled Tafila) is a town with a population of 39,000 people in southern Jordan, located 183 kilometers southwest of Amman. It is the capital of Tafilah Governorate. It is well known for having green gardens which contain olive and fig trees, and grape-vines. Tafilah was first built by the Edomites and was called Tophel.
Located at 30.84 35.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Zoara
Zoara, the biblical Zoar, previously called Bela, was one of the five cities of the plain of Jordan in Genesis in the Tanakh or Old Testament, which escaped the "brimstone and fire" which destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, for having sheltered Lot and his daughters. It is mentioned by Josephus; Ptolemy (V, xvi, 4); and by Eusebius and Saint Jerome in the Onomasticon. Zoara is also a Roman Catholic titular see of Palestina Tertia.
Located at 31.05 35.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Wadi Zered
The Wadi Zered is a wadi in western Jordan. Also known in Jordan as Wadi-Hasa. In ancient times it was the boundary between Moab and Edom. Mentioned in the Torah. The wadi is very big and long and ends in the Dead Sea in the town Safe (Al-Safi). The Wadi area is full of farmers which use the water for mostly vegetables like tomatoes and melons.
Located at 31.04 35.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Numeira
Numeira is an archaeological site near the Dead Sea. The site has substantial Early Bronze Age remains. Numeira is also the name given to the river and valley adjacent to the archaeological site. The river is significantly eroding the archaeological site.
Located at 31.13 35.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Related Locations
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.