ancient ruins
Jerash
One of the best-preserved and most complete Roman provincial cities in the world, featuring colonnaded streets, temples, theaters, and an unusual oval plaza.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Al Fuḩayş
Balqa, Jordan · Asia
About Al Fuḩayş
Al Fuḩayş sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ḩayy Khildā, 39km from Dead Sea.
Al Fuḩayş is in Balqa, Jordan, with about 19,000 people. The nearest town is Ḩayy Khildā, about 6 km away.
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What is there to see near Al Fuḩayş?
Within an hour or so of Al Fuḩayş: Jerash (32 km), Ajloun Castle (36 km), Dead Sea (39 km), Western Wall (Wailing Wall) (57 km).
Are there any good drives near Al Fuḩayş?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway and Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim).
Where is Al Fuḩayş?
Al Fuḩayş is in Balqa, Jordan, about 6 km from Ḩayy Khildā.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 18,916
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Jordan
- Region
- Balqa
- Timezone
- Asia/Amman
- Coordinates
- 32.0047, 35.7809
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Worth the detour from Al Fuḩayş
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Ajloun Castle
A 12th-century Ayyubid castle built by Saladin's general on a hilltop to control the Jordan Valley iron mines and counter Crusader expansion.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Dead Sea
Earth's lowest point on land at 430 meters below sea level, with water so salty that swimmers float effortlessly on the surface.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Western Wall (Wailing Wall)
The holiest site where Jews can pray, a 2,000-year-old limestone remnant of the Second Temple retaining wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.
57 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Dome of the Rock
The iconic gold-domed Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, built in 691 CE over the sacred Foundation Stone.
57 km · about 65 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
58 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Jerusalem Old City
A walled sacred city of one square kilometer containing holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within four historic quarters.
58 km · about 65 min drive
ancient ruins
Umm ar-Rasas
A Roman garrison turned Byzantine church town on the Madaba plateau, where the mosaic floor of St Stephen's, laid in 785 CE, maps fifteen cities from Jerusalem to Alexandria. A 15m stylite tower stands alone to the north.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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