Region
Petra & the South
Petra is the highlight, but the south has much more: Little Petra and Neolithic Beidha just north of it, the Crusader forts of Al-Habis and Al-Wu’eira, Shobak Castle, Dana Biosphere Reserve and Humayma.
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57 posts about this region
Travel guide
Al-Habis
Petra, 235 km south of Amman
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Dana Biosphere Reserve
Dana, 200 km south of Amman
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Petra
125 km north of Aqaba, 240 km south of Amman
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Qal’at ‘Unaiza
Desert Highway, 180 km South of Amman
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Shobak Castle
200 km south of Amman, close to Petra
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Siq al-Barid (Little Petra)
9 km north of Petra, 230 km south of Amman
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Vaux Moise Castle
1.5 km north of Petra visitor’s centre
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Al Beidha
Neolithic Age1 hr
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Al-Habis
Crusader and Ayyubid Period40 min
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Al-Matan Historic Village
Ottoman Period30 min
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Busayra
Iron Age · Edomite Kingdom1 hr
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Dajaniya Fort
Roman Period30 min
UNESCO Tentative List
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Dana Biosphere Reserve
Full day
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Dusaq Palace
Crusader and Ayyubid Period30 min
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Ghwayr
Neolithic Age30 min
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Humayma
Nabataean Kingdom · Roman Period +21 hr
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Little Petra
Nabataean Kingdom1 hr
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Nabataean Water Reservoir
Nabataean Kingdom15 min
UNESCO World HeritageJordan Pass
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Petra
Nabataean Kingdom · Roman PeriodFull day
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Qal’at Ma’an
Ottoman Period30 min
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Qal’at ‘Unaiza
Ottoman Period30 min
UNESCO Tentative ListJordan Pass
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Shobak Castle
Crusader and Ayyubid Period · Mamluk Period40 min
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Vaux Moise
Crusader and Ayyubid Period30 min
Tour
Best of King’s Highway from Amman to Petra
12–13 hrfrom $330
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360° Interior of the Coloured Triclinium, Petra
Coloured Triclinium, Petra
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360° View of the Garden Temple in Petra
Garden Temple, Petra
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360° View of the High Place of Sacrifice, Petra
High Place of Sacrifice, Petra
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360° View of the Obelisks, Petra
Obelisks, High Place of Sacrifice, Petra
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Above the Rose City: 360° View of Petra’s Treasury
Treasury viewpoint, Petra
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Al-Habis Summit: 360° Panorama
Al-Habis, Petra
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Al-Khazneh (The Treasury), Petra: 360° Panorama
Treasury (Al-Khazneh), Petra
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Busayra – The Ancient Edomite Capital: 360° Panorama
Busayra
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Dajaniya Fort 360° Panorama – Roman Frontier Ruins
Dajaniya Fort
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Dusaq Palace Ruins: 360° Panorama
Dusaq Palace
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Humayma – A Crossroads of Civilisations: 360° Panorama
Humayma
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Inside Ottoman Castle – Qal’at ‘Unaiza 360° Panorama
Qal’at ‘Unaiza
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Inside the Stone-Age Hut: Al-Beidha 360° Panorama
Al-Beidha
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Nabataean Water Reservoir: 360° Panorama
Nabataean Water Reservoir, Little Petra
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Painted House in Little Petra: 360° Panorama
Painted House, Little Petra
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Rummana Trail in Dana Biosphere Reserve: 360 View
Rummana Trail, Dana Biosphere Reserve
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Through the Gates of Shobak Castle: 360° Panorama
Shobak Castle
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Tomb of the Roman Soldier, Petra: 360° Panorama
Tomb of the Roman Soldier, Petra
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Vaux Moise Ancient Stone Passage: 360° Panorama
Vaux Moise
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3D walk-through
Al-Beidha – 3D Virtual Walk-through
Al-Beidha, Al-Baydha3 stops
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3D walk-through
Little Petra – 3D Virtual Walk-through
Little Petra (Siq al-Barid), Al-Baydha10 stops
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Al-Habis: A Crusader Fort above Petra in Photos
Al-Habis, Petra & the South15 photos
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Dana Biosphere Reserve: From Village to Desert in Photos
Dana Biosphere Reserve, Petra & the South30 photos
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Dusaq Palace: A Forgotten Royal Waystation
Dusaq Palace28 photos
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Ghwayr Neolithic Settlement: A Window into Prehistoric Life in Jordan
Ghwayr Neolithic Settlement, Wadi Feynan32 photos
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Little Petra: Siq al-Barid in Photos
Little Petra, Petra & the South17 photos
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Petra: The Rose City in Photos
Petra, Petra & the South42 photos
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Qal’at Fassu’a: A Hajj Fort above the Desert in Photos
Qal’at Fassu’a, Petra & the South28 photos
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Qal’at Unaiza: A Basalt Hajj Fort in Photos
Qal’at Unaiza, Petra & the South31 photos
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Sela: An Edomite Rock Fortress in Photos
Sela, Petra & the South37 photos
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Shobak Castle: The Crusaders’ Montréal in Photos
Shobak Castle, Petra & the South15 photos
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Vaux Moise: A Crusader Castle by Petra in Photos
Vaux Moise, Petra & the South43 photos
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Petra: Full Cinematic Tour of a World Wonder
Petra, Wadi Musa25:17 From page to place
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