Explore Dana in Jordan
Dana in the region of Tafielah is a town in Jordan - some 91 mi or ( 146 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital city .
Current time in Dana is now 06:29 AM (Friday) . 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, Sihan, Ruwaym, Nijil, and Khirbat al Bayda. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Damascus . We saw 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 Dana ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Dana Biosphere Reserve/Feynan Ecolodge
Dana Biosphere Reserve/Feynan Ecolodge on Green Trip Jordanie ..
Petra, Jordan
A slide show of photos that I took during my visit to Petra. For more information on Petra see: en.wikipedia.org ..
Hike through Dana national park
Hike from Dana village to Rammana campground in Dana national park in Jordan following the rim of wadi Dana. ..
Family Travel: Welcome to Petra
Lily reports that Petra is pretty hot. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Dana Biosphere Reserve
Dana Biosphere Reserve is Jordan's largest nature reserve, located in south-central Jordan. Dana Biosphere Reserve was founded in 1989 in the area in and around the Dana village and Wadi Dana comprising 308 square kilometres .
Located at 30.68 35.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Dana, Jordan
Dana (ضانا) is a small village near the city of Tafilah, in central-western Jordan. It is situated on the edge of a large natural gorge, Wadi Dana and enjoys spectacular view over Wadi Araba. Dana is about 500 years old, and preserves many aspects of Jordanian villages of the 19th century villages of Jordan. It hosts Dana nature reserve, one of Jordan's premier nature reserves with eco-tourism facilities.
Located at 30.65 35.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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."
Located at 30.63 35.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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.
Located at 30.68 35.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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 18 km away
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