ancient ruins
Masada
An ancient Roman fortress atop an isolated rock plateau overlooking the Dead Sea, site of the last Jewish stand against Rome in 73 CE.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Kuseifa
Southern District, Israel · Asia
About Kuseifa
Kuseifa is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Drijat, 38km from Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.
Kuseifa is in Southern District, Israel, with about 21,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Drijat, about 6 km away.
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What is there to see near Kuseifa?
Within an hour or so of Kuseifa: Masada (26 km), Dead Sea, Ein Bokek (27 km), Ein Gedi Nature Reserve (38 km), Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim) (39 km).
Are there any good drives near Kuseifa?
The nearest famous roads are Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim), King's Highway and Dana to Petra Trail.
Where is Kuseifa?
Kuseifa is in Southern District, Israel, about 6 km from Drijat.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 21,079
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Israel
- Region
- Southern District
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates
- 31.2453, 35.0931
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Worth the detour from Kuseifa
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
Dead Sea, Ein Bokek
The main beach and resort area on the Israeli shore of the Dead Sea, known for therapeutic mud baths and salt-crystal-covered shores.
27 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Ein Gedi Nature Reserve
A lush oasis of waterfalls, pools, and wildlife on the shores of the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert.
38 km · about 45 min drive
historic highway
Scorpions 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.
39 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Wadi Ibn Hammad
A warm-spring canyon northwest of Karak where travertine walls drip with ferns and moss and the shallow stream is walked rather than followed on a path. Tropical in feel, and almost entirely visited by Jordanians.
51 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Nativity
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
52 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Wadi Mujib
Jordan's 'Grand Canyon': a deep gorge with thrilling canyoneering routes through slot canyons to the Dead Sea.
52 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Ein Avdat
A gorge in the Negev's Zin Valley where three springs feed pools and a waterfall between white chalk walls, with Nabataean and Byzantine monastic caves cut into the cliff. Ibex come down to drink at the pools.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Kuseifa
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 39 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.
- 59 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.
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