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Shayzum Destination Guide

Explore Shayzum in Jordan

Shayzum in the region of Tafielah is a town in Jordan - some 77 mi or ( 124 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Shayzum

Current time in Shayzum is now 12:18 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, Wadi Sararah, Umm al Khanazir, Busayra, and Bahlul. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Damascus . We saw 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 Shayzum ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Jordan

9:57 min by Libor Novotný
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Jordan (CZ: Jordánsko), Wadi Rum, Petra, Jerash ..

Jordan, an extraordinary experience

0:56 min by ducksingel
Views: 781 Rating: 4.00

low resolution trailer of a video report of a journey through Jordan, with the remarkable and dreamlike places Petra and Wadi Rum ..


RESTAURANTE BASIN BY CROWNE PLAZA ( RESTAURANTE EN PETRA) Inside the old city Petra

0:58 min by brunooq7
Views: 335 Rating: 0.00

The Basin Restaurant Location: Nearby - Inside the old city Petra, 2 km from the hotel. Serves: Lunch. The Restaurant with Terrace surrounded by towering cliffs and the ancient tombs, situated next do ..

Jordanie - Wadi Mujib & Kings Highway

0:20 min by Jaconline75
Views: 298 Rating: 3.00

Uitzicht op de Wadi Mujib en de King's Highway in Jordanie ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 7 km away
Tags: Governorates of Jordan, Tafilah Governorate

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 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in the 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 21 km away
Tags: Biosphere reserves of Jordan, Geography of Jordan, Nature reserves in Jordan

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 26 km away
Tags: Landforms of Jordan, Wadi

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