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Al Buq'ah Destination Guide

Discover Al Buq'ah in Jordan

Al Buq'ah in the region of Ma’an is a town located in Jordan - some 105 mi or ( 169 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Al Buq'ah

Local time in Al Buq'ah is now 03:20 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Damascus, Petra, Adhruh, Madaba, and At Tafilah. When in this area, you might want to check out Damascus . We found 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 Buq'ah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

-HD-薔薇色の古代都市ペトラ(ヨルダン)-The Ancient City of Petra,Jordan-

10:38 min by eurasiatravel
Views: 3438 Rating: 0.00

今から2000年以上も前にこの地に定住したナバテア人は、切り立つ岸壁を削り類稀なる大都市を建設しました。高さ80mの絶壁が聳えるシークを通り抜けると目の前に現れるのはエル・カズネ。エル・カズネは太陽の光線加減によって微妙にピンクやオレンジに色を変化させ、薔薇色に輝くのです。ペトラ遺跡はこの奥が本番といってもいいでしょう。ナバテア人独特の階段模様をもつ墳墓群や犠牲祭壇、そしてローマ時代に造られた劇場 ..

Ruins of Ancient Petra, The Nabatean Kingdom

14:52 min by QatarYankee
Views: 803 Rating: 5.00

A video stroll through one of the most spectacular archeological sites in the world. Extremely well-preserved structures carved into rock stretching back to over two thousand years ago. Petra was the ..


Jordan Wadi Rum Petra - our trip

10:26 min by wuja7
Views: 211 Rating: 5.00

This is our trip to Jordan - 7 days in Ram (Wadi Rum) and 3 days in Petra. Living on desert, riding camels, talking to Beduins, seeing 7th world's wonder Petra ... next fantastic trip! Krótki film z n ..

Carriage Ride in Petra

0:26 min by waterforded
Views: 205 Rating: 0.00

If you visit Petra in Jordan, you may want to take a carriage ride down the canyon (Al Siq). The noise of the carriage in the canyon and the rough ride are an experience to remember. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Vaux Moise

Vaux Moise, also Li Vaux Moise (The Valley of Moses) is a small crusader castle close to Wadi Musa in Jordan). It was founded by Baldwin I of Jerusalem as an outpost of the larger crusader castle at Montreal.

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Located at 30.33 35.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Castles in Jordan, Crusader castles

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 17 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Jordan, Former populated places in Jordan, Hebrew Bible places, Torah places

Ad Deir

Ad Deir is a monumental building carved out of rock in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra. Built by the Nabataeans in the 1st century and measuring 50 metres wide by approximately 45 meters high, architecturally the Monastery is an example of the Nabatean Classical style. It is the second most visited building in Petra after Al Khazneh. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:30|20|16|N|35|25|52|E|region:JO_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki |primary |name= }}

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Located at 30.34 35.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Monuments and memorials in Jordan, Nabataean sites in Jordan, Rock cut architecture

Wadi Musa

Wadi Musa, ("وادي موسى" in Arabic, translated as "Valley of Moses"), is the name of a town located in the Ma'an Governorate in southern Jordan east of Petra at latitude 30.317N and longitude 35.483E. It is the nearest town to the archaeological site of Petra and hosts many hotels and restaurants for tourists visiting this place. Approximately 2 kilometers from the main town, there is an important Bedouin settlement.

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Located at 30.32 35.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Ma'an Governorate

Al Khazneh

"The Treasury" redirects here, for other uses see The Treasury (disambiguation) Al Khazneh is one of the most elaborate temples in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra. As with most of the other buildings in this ancient town, including the Monastery, this structure was also carved out of a sandstone rock face. It has classical Greek-influenced architecture, and it is a popular tourist attraction.

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Located at 30.32 35.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Arabic architecture, Archaeological sites in Jordan, Buildings and structures in Jordan, Petra, Rock cut architecture, Tourism in Jordan