Jabal ash Shahbī
Jabal ash Shahbī is a mountain in Aqaba, Jordan and has an elevation of 451 metres. Jabal ash Shahbī is situated nearby to the locality Ash Shallālah, as well as near Ḩayy ar Rabwah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aqaba Archaeological Museum and Aqaba Castle.
Aqaba Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Bel Adone, Public domain.
Aqaba Archaeological Museum is the official archaeological museum of the city of Aqaba in Jordan. Aqaba Archaeological Museum is situated 3½ km west of Jabal ash Shahbī.
Aqaba Castle
Castle
The Aqaba Castle or Aqaba Fort, also known as the Mamluk Castle of Aqaba, Jordan, is a Mamluk and Ottoman fortified caravanserai on the pilgrimage route to Mecca and Medina which, in its current form, dates back mainly to the 16th century. Aqaba Castle is situated 3½ km west of Jabal ash Shahbī.
Ayla
Archaeological site
Aqaba is the only coastal city in Jordan and the largest and most populous city on the Gulf of Aqaba. Situated in southernmost Jordan, Aqaba is the administrative center of the Aqaba Governorate. Ayla is situated 3½ km west of Jabal ash Shahbī.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aqaba and Tall al Khalifa.
Aqaba
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aqaba is Jordan's only port city. It is on the Gulf of Aqaba in the extreme south of the country, adjacent to Eilat in Israel.
Tall al Khalifa
Village
Tell el-Kheleifeh is an archaeological site in Jordan at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba immediately northwest of the city of Aqaba. Its older identification with the 10th-century port from the biblical King Solomon narrative does not stand up to newer… Tall al Khalifa is situated 5 km northwest of Jabal ash Shahbī.
Eilat
Photo: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilat is the only Israeli city on the Red Sea. Eilat is the southernmost town in Israel, isolated from the rest of the country by the Negev desert. It's sandwiched between Taba in Egypt and Aqaba in Jordan, and often used as an access route to those cities because of its large modern Ramon airport.
Jabal ash Shahbī
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 451 metres
- Also known as: “Jabal ash Shahbi”, “Jabal Umm an Nuşaylah”, “Jabal Umm Nuşaylah”, “Jebel Um Nuṣeila”, and “Jebel Umm Nuseila”
- Category: landform
- Location: Aqaba, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
29.5272° or 29° 31′ 38″ northLongitude
35.03713° or 35° 2′ 14″ eastElevation
451 metres (1,480 feet)Open location code
7GXQG2GP+VVGeoNames ID
246926
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In Other Languages
“Jabal ash Shahbī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل الشهبي -أم النسيلة”
- Arabic: “جبل ام نصيلة”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ash Shallālah and Ḩayy ar Rabwah.
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