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Explore Umm ar Rakhm in Jordan

Umm ar Rakhm in the region of Ma’an is a town in Jordan - some 127 mi or ( 204 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Umm ar Rakhm is now 01:06 PM (Sunday) . 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, Petra, Khirbat al Murayghah, Dusil, and Bi'r Hamad. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Damascus . We encountered 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 Umm ar Rakhm ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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. ..

Jordanie : alentours de Madaba, mer morte et Petra Je_to_fajn's photos around Petra, Jordan

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 562 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Je_to_fajn's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these v ..


Best Photos near Petra, Jordan - Incl. The Treasury At Petra, Wadi Rum Arch, Lodged Rock

2:20 min by tripadvisorTRIPWOWf
Views: 396 Rating: 5.00

tripwow.tripadvisor.com The best pictures of Petra taken by travel bloggers at TravelPod.com the web's premier travel blogging platform. Slideshow created at TripWow.com by TripAdvisor™. Top Pics of P ..

The Red Sea and the Rose Red City of Jordan Jenandjeffmilum's photos around Petra, Jordan

2:20 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 273 Rating: 2.33

Preview of Jenandjeffmilum's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about th ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 16 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible mountains

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

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 17 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 18 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 18 km away
Tags: Monuments and memorials in Jordan, Nabataean sites in Jordan, Rock cut architecture