Al Hayy
Al Hayy is a village in Ma’an Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 1,567 metres. Al Hayy is situated nearby to the town Petra, as well as near the locality Ras Mulayh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vaux Moise.
Vaux Moise
Castle
Wu'ayra Castle is a ruined Crusader castle located in Wadi Musa, Jordan, 1 kilometre north of the main entrance to Petra. It was founded by Baldwin I of Jerusalem as an outpost of the larger Montreal Castle, which stands about 34 kilometres north of it at Shoubak. Vaux Moise is situated 4 km southwest of Al Hayy.
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 3½ km southwest of Al Hayy.
Udhruh
Village
Udhruh, also spelled Adhruh, is a town in southern Jordan, administratively part of the Ma'an Governorate. It is located 15 kilometers east of Petra. It is the center of the Udhruh Subdistrict. Udhruh is situated 9 km east of Al Hayy.
Al Hayy
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Al Ḩayy”, “El Hai”, “Hai”, “Ḥai”, “Ḩayy”, and “Iskān al Ḩayy”
- Category: locality
- Location: Ma’an Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.35° or 30° 21′ northLongitude
35.5° or 35° 30′ eastElevation
1,567 metres (5,141 feet)Open location code
8G2Q8GX2+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 802551662OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
250680
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