Jabal al Farashah
Jabal al Farashah is a peak in Aqaba, Jordan and has an elevation of 1,139 metres. Jabal al Farashah is situated nearby to the locality Petra, as well as near Wadi Mousa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 8 km east of Jabal al Farashah.
Jabal al Farashah
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,139 metres
- Also known as: “Jabal al Farāshah” and “Jebel el Farāsha”
- Category: landform
- Location: Aqaba, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.30438° or 30° 18′ 16″ northLongitude
35.40154° or 35° 24′ 6″ eastElevation
1,139 metres (3,737 feet)Open location code
8G2Q8C32+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 798891790OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
249521
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Jabal al Farashah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل الفراشة”
- French: “Jabal al Farashah”
- German: “Jabal al Farashah”
- Russian: “Джабаль аль Фараша”
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