Umm al Bi”ār
Umm al Bi”ār is a hill in Ma’an Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 1,195 metres. Umm al Bi”ār is situated nearby to the locality Umm Şayḩūn, as well as near the area Iskān Tawţīn al Badw.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monastery (Ad Deir) and Qasr al-Bint.
Monastery (Ad Deir)
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
Ed-Deir, also spelled el-Deir and ad-Deir/ad-Dayr, is a monumental building carved out of rock in the ancient city of Petra in southern Jordan. The Deir was probably carved in the mid-first century AD.
Qasr al-Bint
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Qasr al-Bint is a religious temple in the Nabataean city of Petra. It faces the Wadi Musa and is located to the northwest of the Great Temple and the southwest of the Temple of the Winged Lions.
Great Temple
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Great Temple at Petra is a grand monumental complex that lies south of the Colonnaded Street at Petra. It covers an area of ~7,560 m2. The complex was probably completed in the early first century AD, under the rule of Nabataean king Aretas IV, as suggested by architectural and sculptural details.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petra and Petra.
Petra
Photo: Faraheed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Petra, the fabled "rose red city, half as old as time", is a well known ancient Nabataean city in the south of Jordan. Due to its breathtaking grandeur and fabulous ruins, Petra was recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.
Petra
Town
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wadi Musa 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 away. Petra is situated 5 km southeast of Umm al Bi”ār.
Umm al Bi”ār
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,195 metres
- Also known as: “Um el Biyār”, “Umm al Bi’ar”, and “Umm el Biyār”
- Category: landform
- Location: Ma’an Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.34165° or 30° 20′ 30″ northLongitude
35.4314° or 35° 25′ 53″ eastElevation
1,195 metres (3,921 feet)Open location code
8G2Q8CRJ+MHGeoNames ID
246397
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In Other Languages
“Umm al Bi”ār” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أم البيار”
Localities in the Area
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