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Explore Arhab in Jordan

Arhab in the region of Tafielah is a town in Jordan - some 73 mi or ( 117 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Arhab

Current time in Arhab is now 08:34 AM (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, Wadi Sararah, Khirbat Umm Rummanah, Bahlul, and At Tayyibah. 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 Arhab ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Arrival in Downtown Mutah, May 2007

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el-Hemmeh Archaeological Project ..


Jordan - Wadi Hasa

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Wadi Hasa (Zered). October, 2007 Asi Haviv, Shmulik Elmakias & Arie Vana ..

Jordanien 2008: Der ganz normale Wahnsinn

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Interesting facts about this location

Tafilah

for the village in Yemen see Tafilah, Yemen At-Tafilah (also spelled Tafila) is a town with a population of 39,000 people in southern Jordan, located 183 kilometers southwest of Amman. It is the capital of Tafilah Governorate. It is well known for having green gardens which contain olive and fig trees, and grape-vines. Tafilah was first built by the Edomites and was called Tophel.

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Located at 30.84 35.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Tafilah Governorate

Tafilah Governorate

Tafilah is one of the governorates of Jordan, located about 180 km south-west of Amman, Jordan's capital. Tafilah Governorate is bordered by Karak Governorate to the north, Ma'an Governorate to the east and south, Aqaba Governorate to the south, and by Israel to the west. The area of this province constitutes 2.5% of the area of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is divided into three departments. The population as of 2005 is about 82,000 (i.e.

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Located at 30.84 35.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Governorates of Jordan, Tafilah Governorate

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 16 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible places, Titular sees in Asia

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 16 km away
Tags: Landforms of Jordan, Wadi

Numeira

Numeira is an archaeological site near the Dead Sea. The site has substantial Early Bronze Age remains. Numeira is also the name given to the river and valley adjacent to the archaeological site. The river is significantly eroding the archaeological site.

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Located at 31.13 35.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Bronze Age sites, Former populated places in Southwest Asia