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Al Qurayqarah Destination Guide

Explore Al Qurayqarah in Jordan

Al Qurayqarah in the region of Aqaba is a town in Jordan - some 97 mi or ( 156 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Al Qurayqarah

Current time in Al Qurayqarah is now 09:27 AM (Saturday) . 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, Umm Sawwanah, Sihan, Shammakh, and Nijil. 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 Al Qurayqarah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Taxi 2 Petra

0:21 min by martial4life
Views: 8831 Rating: 1.08

5 pasajeros + taxista dde Aqaba a Petra (260km y contracturas varias). ..

Feynan Ecolodge & Dana Biosphere Reserve on Green Trip Jordanie

7:26 min by FeynanEcolodge
Views: 1268 Rating: 5.00

First featured on French program Green Trip on Ushuaïa TV, Feynan Ecolodge and Dana Biosphere Reserve are presented as part of a Green Trip special on green travel in Jordan. Produced by 909 productio ..


street music BoBa & Vova Brazil Rodshild Tel-Aviv Israel

2:10 min by midijazzz
Views: 403 Rating: 5.00

street music ..

Feynan Ecolodge on AlArabiya April 30, 2010

1:45 min by FeynanEcolodge
Views: 246 Rating: 0.00

Feynan Ecolodge on AlArabiya News TV Channel (April 30, 2010). Report in Arabic ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 30.68 35.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Jordan, Prehistoric mines

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."

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Located at 30.63 35.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Jordan, Former populated places in Jordan, Hebrew Bible places, Torah places

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.

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Located at 30.65 35.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Tafilah Governorate

Ein Yahav Airfield

Ein Yahav Airfield, officially known as Sapir Airfield (מנחת ספיר), is a small desert airfield in southern Israel's Arabah between the Dead Sea and Eilat. The airfield is located across Highway 90 from Sapir, and not far from Ein Yahav. It was constructed in 1970, and since 1989 has had service to which operated by Elrom Airways to Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv. Airlines Destinations \r Elrom Airways-Tel Aviv {{{2}}}

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Located at 30.62 35.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1970 establishments, Airports in Israel, Southern District (Israel)

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 .

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Located at 30.68 35.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Biosphere reserves of Jordan, Geography of Jordan, Nature reserves in Jordan