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Petra
Ancient Nabataean city carved into rose-red cliffs, famous for its elaborate rock-cut architecture.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Wādī Mūsá
Ma’an, Jordan · Asia
About Wādī Mūsá
Wādī Mūsá works well as a base: 15 minutes from At-Taybeh, 31km from Dana to Petra Trail.
Wādī Mūsá is in Ma’an, Jordan, with about 14,000 people. The nearest town is At-Taybeh, about 8 km away.
Wadi Musa (Arabic: وادي موسى, lit. 'Valley of Moses') is a town located in the Ma'an Governorate in southern Jordan. It is the administrative center of the Petra Department and the nearest town to the archaeological site of Petra, being only 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away. Most of the locals belong to the Liyathnah tribe. ItRead more
hosts many hotels and restaurants for tourists, and the important B'doul settlement of Umm Seyhoun, created after the community's forced displacement in 1985, is approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) from the town.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Wādī Mūsá?
Within an hour or so of Wādī Mūsá: Petra (3 km), Al-Khazneh, Petra (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) (3 km), Ad Deir (The Monastery) at Petra (5 km), Little Petra (Siq al-Barid) (7 km).
Are there any good drives near Wādī Mūsá?
The nearest famous roads are Dana to Petra Trail, Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim) and King's Highway.
Where is Wādī Mūsá?
Wādī Mūsá is in Ma’an, Jordan, about 8 km from At-Taybeh.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 14,000
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Jordan
- Region
- Ma’an
- Timezone
- Asia/Amman
- Coordinates
- 30.3210, 35.4789
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Worth the detour from Wādī Mūsá
7 notable places within an hour's 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.
3 km · about 5 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.
5 km · about 10 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.
7 km · about 10 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.
25 km · about 30 min 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.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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.
37 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Wādī Mūsá
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 31 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.
- 73 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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