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Discover Dawr in Jordan

Dawr in the region of Ma’an is a town located in Jordan - some 129 mi or ( 208 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Dawr

Local time in Dawr is now 01:28 PM (Sunday) . 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, An Naqb, Bastah, Iyl, and At Tayyibah. 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 Dawr ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The Ancient City of Petra

9:33 min by Teresathetraveler
Views: 36338 Rating: 4.92

I visit the ancient city of Petra where the Indiana Jones movie the Last Crusade was filmed. ..

Petra - Jordanie

10:53 min by tropnul
Views: 13830 Rating: 4.91

Ancienne capitale et cité caravanière Nabatéenne, Petra, la ville rose, est également une immense nécropole cachée dans un écrin de pierre. Petra as the capital of the Nabataeans and the center of the ..


Tour Giordania(2)-Da Aqaba a Petra il Tesoro Khazneh

9:51 min by olivio1952
Views: 2990 Rating: 5.00

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Martha Travels - Petra, Jordan

2:37 min by Marthatravels
Views: 806 Rating: 3.00

Martha travels to the ancient hidden city of Petra, Jordan. Music by Hugh Clifford. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 22 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 22 km away
Tags: Arabic architecture, Archaeological sites in Jordan, Buildings and structures in Jordan, Petra, Rock cut architecture, Tourism in Jordan

Mount Hor

Mount Hor is the name given in the Old Testament to two distinct mountains. One is in the Land of Edom on the East shore of the Dead Sea (currently, the country of Jordan), the other by the Mediterranean Sea at the Northern border of the Land of Israel.

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Located at 30.32 35.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible mountains

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 23 km away
Tags: Castles in Jordan, Crusader castles

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 24 km away
Tags: Monuments and memorials in Jordan, Nabataean sites in Jordan, Rock cut architecture