national park
Dana Nature Reserve
Jordan's largest nature reserve spanning four bio-geographical zones from sandstone cliffs to desert wadis, with the ancient village of Dana on its edge.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Buşayrā
Tafielah, Jordan · Asia
About Buşayrā
Buşayrā is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Aţ Ţafīlah, 11km from Dana Nature Reserve.
Buşayrā is in Tafielah, Jordan, with about 7,200 people. The nearest town is Aţ Ţafīlah, about 12 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Buşayrā?
Within an hour or so of Buşayrā: Dana Nature Reserve (11 km), Dana to Petra Trail (17 km), Shobak Castle (23 km), Little Petra (Siq al-Barid) (42 km).
Are there any good drives near Buşayrā?
The nearest famous roads are Dana to Petra Trail, King's Highway and Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim).
Where is Buşayrā?
Buşayrā is in Tafielah, Jordan, about 12 km from Aţ Ţafīlah.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,154
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Jordan
- Region
- Tafielah
- Timezone
- Asia/Amman
- Coordinates
- 30.7326, 35.6094
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Worth the detour from Buşayrā
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Dana to Petra Trail
A spectacular multi-day hiking trail through Jordan's Great Rift Valley connecting Dana Nature Reserve to Petra through dramatic desert canyons.
17 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Shobak Castle
The first Crusader fortress in Oultrejourdain, built by Baldwin I in 1115 on a lone hill above the King's Highway. A 375-step secret stairway drops through the rock to a spring far below.
23 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
Little Petra (Siq al-Barid)
A Nabataean satellite settlement 8km north of Petra, its narrow cold canyon lined with rock-cut triclinia and the Painted House, whose ceiling frescoes of vines and cupids are the best-surviving Nabataean painting anywhere.
42 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
Ad Deir (The Monastery) at Petra
A massive 50-meter-wide rock-cut facade at the end of a mountain trail, even grander than Petra's more famous Treasury.
47 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Petra
Ancient Nabataean city carved into rose-red cliffs, famous for its elaborate rock-cut architecture.
48 km · about 55 min drive
film location
Al-Khazneh, Petra (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)
The rock-cut Treasury facade is the exterior of the Canyon of the Crescent Moon temple holding the Holy Grail.
48 km · about 55 min drive
historic highway
King's Highway
One of the world's oldest continuously used routes, winding 280 km from Madaba to Petra past Karak's crusader castle, Dana's cliffs and the mighty Wadi Mujib canyon.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Buşayrā
- 17 kmDana to Petra TrailA spectacular multi-day hiking trail through Jordan's Great Rift Valley connecting Dana Nature Reserve to Petra through dramatic desert canyons.
- 51 kmKing's HighwayOne of the world's oldest continuously used routes, winding 280 km from Madaba to Petra past Karak's crusader castle, Dana's cliffs and the mighty Wadi Mujib canyon.
- 51 kmScorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim)A serpentine 1950s road built over an ancient Nabataean-Roman trade route, snaking down the Negev cliffs toward the Arava with dizzying desert switchbacks.
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