Jibāl ad Dayr
Jibāl ad Dayr is a hill in Ma’an Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 1,021 metres. Jibāl ad Dayr 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 Temple of the Winged Lions.
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.
Temple of the Winged Lions
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of the Winged Lions is a large Nabatean temple complex located in Petra, Jordan, and dated to the reign of King Aretas IV. The temple is located in Petra's so-called Sacred Quarter, an area situated at the end of Petra's main Colonnaded Street consisting of two majestic temples, the Qasr al-Bint and, opposite, the Temple of the Winged Lions on the northern bank of Wadi Musa.
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 4½ km southeast of Jibāl ad Dayr.
Jibāl ad Dayr
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,021 metres
- Also known as: “Jibal ad Dayr” and “Jibāl ed Deir”
- Category: landform
- Location: Ma’an Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.34789° or 30° 20′ 52″ northLongitude
35.44505° or 35° 26′ 42″ eastElevation
1,021 metres (3,350 feet)Open location code
8G2Q8CXW+52GeoNames ID
249705
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In Other Languages
“Jibāl ad Dayr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل الدير”
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