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Ruwaym in the region of Tafielah is a place located in Jordan - some 81 mi or ( 131 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital .

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Local time in Ruwaym is now 11:20 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Damascus, Fayfa, Dana, Busayra, and Ar Rashadiyah. When in this area, you might want to check out Damascus . We discovered 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 Ruwaym ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Canyoning in Jordan with Terhaal (wadi al faid)

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Travel Jordan and visit the Canyons with Terhaal Adventure!! Wadi al faid Canyoning or Canyoneering is travelling in canyons using a variety of techniques that may include trekking, scrambling, climbi ..


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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 3 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 3 km away
Tags: Governorates of Jordan, Tafilah Governorate

Dana Biosphere Reserve

Dana Biosphere Reserve is Jordan's largest nature reserve, located in south-central Jordan. Dana Biosphere Reserve was founded in 1989 in the area in and around the Dana village and Wadi Dana comprising 308 square kilometres .

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Located at 30.68 35.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Biosphere reserves of Jordan, Geography of Jordan, Nature reserves in Jordan

Dana, Jordan

Dana (ضانا) is a small village near the city of Tafilah, in central-western Jordan. It is situated on the edge of a large natural gorge, Wadi Dana and enjoys spectacular view over Wadi Araba. Dana is about 500 years old, and preserves many aspects of Jordanian villages of the 19th century villages of Jordan. It hosts Dana nature reserve, one of Jordan's premier nature reserves with eco-tourism facilities.

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Located at 30.65 35.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Tafilah Governorate

Khirbat en-Nahas

Built around 3,000 years ago, Khirbat en-Nahas — or Khirbet en Nahas — is one of the largest copper mining and smelting sites of the ancient world. It lies in a desert valley between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba, now in Jordan. There is evidence for sophisticated economic and political activity in the valley about 3,000 years ago and archaeologists think it may be the site of an early organized state.

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Located at 30.68 35.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Jordan, Prehistoric mines