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Fayfa Destination Guide

Touring Fayfa in Jordan

Fayfa in the region of Karak is located in Jordan - some 76 mi or ( 122 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital city .

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Time in Fayfa is now 10:05 AM (Sunday) . 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, Sinfaha, Aymah, At Tayyibah, and As Safi. 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 Fayfa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Neot HaKikar

Neot HaKikar is a moshav in the northern Arabah valley in Israel. Located south of the Dead Sea, it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council. Site of the Neot HaKikar disaster.

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Located at 30.93 35.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Moshavim

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.

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Located at 31.04 35.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Landforms of Jordan, Wadi

Zin Desert

The Wilderness of Zin/Desert of Zin is a geographic area mentioned by the Torah as containing Kadesh-Barnea within it; and it is therefore also referred to as the "Wilderness of Kadesh". Most scholars, as well as traditional sources, consequently identify this wilderness as being part of the Arabah. Similarly named is the Wilderness of Sin.

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Located at 30.97 35.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Deserts of Israel, Exodus Stations, Torah places

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.

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Located at 31.05 35.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible places, Titular sees in Asia

Mount Sodom

Mount Sodom or Jebel Usdum is a hill along the southwestern part of the Dead Sea in Israel, part of the Judean Desert Nature Reserve. Mount Sodom began its rise hundreds of thousands of years ago, and it continues to grow taller at a rate of 3.5 mm a year. It is most remarkable because it is made almost entirely of halite, or rock salt. It is approximately five miles (8 km) long, three miles (5 km) wide, 742 feet above the Dead Sea water level, yet 557 feet below sea level.

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Located at 31.07 35.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Dead Sea, Hebrew Bible mountains, Mountains of Israel, Sodom and Gomorrah