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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.
28 km · about 35 min drive
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Al Karāmah
Balqa, Jordan · Asia
About Al Karāmah
Al Karāmah is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah, 28km from Dead Sea.
Al Karāmah is in Balqa, Jordan, with about 9,400 people. The nearest town is Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah, about 8 km away.
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What is there to see near Al Karāmah?
Within an hour or so of Al Karāmah: Dead Sea (28 km), Church of the Holy Sepulchre (38 km), Jerusalem Old City (38 km), Western Wall (Wailing Wall) (38 km).
Are there any good drives near Al Karāmah?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway and Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim).
Where is Al Karāmah?
Al Karāmah is in Balqa, Jordan, about 8 km from Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,384
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Jordan
- Region
- Balqa
- Timezone
- Asia/Amman
- Coordinates
- 31.9544, 35.5803
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Worth the detour from Al Karāmah
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
38 km · about 45 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.
38 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.
38 km · about 45 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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Yad Vashem
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
43 km · about 50 min 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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Nativity
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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