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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Ḩayy Khildā
Amman, Jordan · Asia
About Ḩayy Khildā
Ḩayy Khildā sits on the route: 10 minutes from Wādī as Sīr, 40km from Dead Sea.
Ḩayy Khildā is in Amman, Jordan, with about 250,000 people. The nearest town is Wādī as Sīr, about 5 km away.
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What is there to see near Ḩayy Khildā?
Within an hour or so of Ḩayy Khildā: Jerash (32 km), Ajloun Castle (39 km), Dead Sea (40 km), Umm ar-Rasas (55 km).
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The nearest famous roads are King's Highway and Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim).
Where is Ḩayy Khildā?
Ḩayy Khildā is in Amman, Jordan, about 5 km from Wādī as Sīr.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 251,000
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Jordan
- Region
- Amman
- Timezone
- Asia/Amman
- Coordinates
- 31.9920, 35.8400
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Worth the detour from Ḩayy Khildā
4 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.
39 km · about 45 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.
40 km · about 45 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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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