Vaux Moise
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.- Type: Castle
- Description: fortified building in Jordan
- Also known as: “الوعيرة”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Treasury (Al-Khazneh) and Palace Tomb.
The Treasury (Al-Khazneh)
Photo: Graham Racher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Al-Khazneh, also known as Khaznat el-Far'oun, is one of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in Petra, a city of the Nabatean Kingdom inhabited by the Arabs in ancient times. The Treasury (Al-Khazneh) is situated 2 km southwest of Vaux Moise.
Palace Tomb
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palace Tomb is a Nabataean tomb in the Petra Archaeological Park. It is situated among the Royal Tombs, a line of prominent monumental facades on the east cliffs flanking the valley in which the city lies. Palace Tomb is situated 1½ km west of Vaux Moise.
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.
Vaux Moise
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ma’an Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.33301° or 30° 19′ 59″ northLongitude
35.46574° or 35° 27′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8G2Q8FM8+67OpenStreetMap ID
node 1240424385OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q120076
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Vaux Moise” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vaux Moise”
- French: “Vaux Moise”
- German: “Burg Vaux Moise (al-Wuʿaira)”
- German: “Vaux Moise”
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Highlights include Vaux Moise and Al Khubtha.
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