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Touring Petra in Jordan

Petra in the region of Ma’an with its 14,000 citizens is located in Jordan - some 116 mi or ( 187 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Petra

Time in Petra is now 11:24 AM (Tuesday) . 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, Umm Sawwanah, Adhruh, Bastah, and Iyl. 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 Petra ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Wadi Mousa وادي موسى - Jordan

5:00 min by rndomn8
Views: 730 Rating: 5.00

Travelling through Wadi Musa (The Valley of Moses) in Jordan. Home to Petra and to one of the rocks that Moses struck to get water from (Ain Musa or Moses's Well). ..

Shobak Castle - Wadi Musa, Jordan

1:29 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWa
Views: 509 Rating: 5.00

tripwow.tripadvisor.com - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Shobak Castle Wadi Musa Read more at: www.travelpod.com Travel blogs from Shobak Castle: - "... Today, we ..


Jordanien - Von Madaba nach Petra

15:51 min by Lars Hoffmann
Views: 505 Rating: 5.00

Wer Geschichte lebendig werden sehen möchte, wird in Jordanien an vielen Orten fündig. Es ist eine Reise durch die Kulturen und Religionen. Meine kleine Entdeckungsreise beginnt in Madaba, der Stadt d ..

Taybet Zaman Hotel And Resort Wadi Musa Traveler Photos - TripAdvisor TripWow

1:20 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWh
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tripwow.tripadvisor.com - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Hotels (a TripAdvisor™ company) Traveler Photos Of Taybet Zaman Hotel And Resort, Wadi Musa ★ Check Rates at: www.travelpod.com Photos in this ..


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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 0 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Ma'an Governorate

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 2 km away
Tags: Castles in Jordan, Crusader castles

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

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

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 7 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible mountains

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Petra