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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Umm as Summāq
Amman, Jordan · Asia
About Umm as Summāq
Umm as Summāq sits on the route: 10 minutes from Khuraybat as Sūq, 33km from Dead Sea.
Umm as Summāq is in Amman, Jordan, with about 18,000 people. The nearest town is Khuraybat as Sūq, about 6 km away.
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What is there to see near Umm as Summāq?
Within an hour or so of Umm as Summāq: Dead Sea (33 km), Jerash (43 km), Umm ar-Rasas (43 km), Ajloun Castle (50 km).
Are there any good drives near Umm as Summāq?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway, Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim) and Dana to Petra Trail.
Where is Umm as Summāq?
Umm as Summāq is in Amman, Jordan, about 6 km from Khuraybat as Sūq.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 18,274
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Jordan
- Region
- Amman
- Timezone
- Asia/Amman
- Coordinates
- 31.8854, 35.8543
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Worth the detour from Umm as Summāq
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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.
43 km · about 50 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.
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.
50 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.
54 km · about 60 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.
60 km · about 70 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.
60 km · about 70 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.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Umm as Summāq
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 80 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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