Al Ḩayy al Akhḑar
Al Ḩayy al Akhḑar is a locality in Aqaba, Jordan. Al Ḩayy al Akhḑar is situated nearby to the locality Ḩayy an Naşr, as well as near Ḩayy ar Rawḑah al Janūbī.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aqaba Church and Ayla.
Aqaba Church
Archaeological site
Photo: Bel Adone, Public domain.
Aqaba Church is a historic 3rd-century church located in Aqaba, Jordan. It was unearthed in 1998 by a group of archaeologists and is considered to be the world's oldest-known purpose-built Christian church.
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.
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 2½ km south of Al Ḩayy al Akhḑar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tall al Khalifa and Aqaba.
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…
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.
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.
Al Ḩayy al Akhḑar
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al H̱ay al Akhḏar” and “Al Hayy al Akhdar”
- Location: Aqaba, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
29.54521° or 29° 32′ 43″ northLongitude
35.00047° or 35° 0′ 2″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
7GXQG2W2+35GeoNames ID
11191529
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In Other Languages
“Al Ḩayy al Akhḑar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الحي الاخضر”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ḩayy an Naşr and Ḩayy ar Rawḑah al Janūbī.
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Highlights include Martyr Ghazi Al-Kabariti Forest and Aqaba Sport Complex.
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