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Al Mushaqqar Destination Guide

Discover Al Mushaqqar in Jordan

Al Mushaqqar in the region of Amman is a place located in Jordan - some 15 mi or ( 24 km ) South-West of Amman , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Al Mushaqqar

Local time in Al Mushaqqar is now 02:01 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Damascus, Latakia, Umm as Summaq, and Shunat Ibn 'Adwan. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . We discovered 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 Al Mushaqqar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Holy Land Mosaic at Madaba, Jordan

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This mosaic was discovered 120 years ago when work was taking place at Madaba, Jordan to build a Greek Orthodox church on the site of a Byzantine church. The mosaic is a map of the Holy Land ..

Amman -Jordan : ((Abassi Palace Hotel))

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welcom to :Abbasi palace hotel -amman jordan have fun in our hotel which is in the heart of Amman -the capital of jordan :) ..


Mariam Hotel

3:30 min by Charl Twal
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Mariam Hotel Family run hotel in Madaba city ..

Uitzicht Mount Nebo

0:12 min by Jaconline75
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Uitzicht Mount Nebo ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Heshbon

Heshbon was an ancient town located east of the Jordan River in the modern kingdom of Jordan and historically within the territories of Ammon and Ancient Israel.

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Located at 31.82 35.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Jordan, Former populated places in Southwest Asia, Hebrew Bible cities, Moab, Torah cities

Mount Nebo

Mount Nebo is an elevated ridge in Jordan, approximately 817 meters (2680 feet) above sea level, mentioned in the Bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land that he would never enter. The view from the summit provides a panorama of the Holy Land and, to the north, a more limited one of the valley of the River Jordan. The West Bank city of Jericho is usually visible from the summit, as is Jerusalem on a very clear day.

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Located at 31.77 35.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Jordan, Hebrew Bible mountains, Jewish Jordanian history, Mountains of Jordan, Ridges, Tourism in Jordan

Mount Pisgah (Bible)

Some translators of the biblical book of Deuteronomy translate Pisgah (פִּסְגָּה) as a name of a mountain, usually referring to Mount Nebo. The region is directly east of the Jordan River and just northeast of the Dead Sea. Mount Nebo (31°45.9'N 35°43.1'E) is the highest among a handful of Pisgah summits; an arid cluster of hilltops on the western edge of the Trans-Jordanian Plateau.

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Located at 31.77 35.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible mountains

King's Academy

King’s Academy is a co-educational private boarding school that opened its doors in August 2007 in Madaba-Manja, Jordan. It is named in honor of King Abdullah II of Jordan. King Abdullah attended high school at Deerfield Academy in the United States as there was no school of comparable standing in Jordan when he was a boy, but his son Crown Prince Hussein was a member of the new school's first intake. The new school's first headmaster, Dr. Eric Widmer, was a former headmaster of Deerfield.

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Located at 31.75 35.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 2007 establishments in Jordan, Bahrain–Jordan relations, Boarding schools in Jordan, Educational institutions established in 2007, Gifted education, Private schools in Jordan

Abarim

Abarim is a mountain range across Jordan, to the east and south-east of the Dead Sea, extending from Mount Nebo — its highest point — in the north, perhaps to the Arabian desert in the south. The Vulgate gives its etymological meaning as passages. Its northern part was called Phasga (or Pisgah), and the highest peak of Phasga was Mount Nebo . From "the top of Pisgah," i.e. , Mount Nebo, an area which belonged to Moab, Moses surveyed the Promised Land, and there he died .

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Located at 31.75 35.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Mountains of Jordan, Torah places