Little Petra
Little Petra is a parking area in Ma’an Governorate, Jordan. Little Petra is situated nearby to Jeep boarding point for hike to Petra back door, as well as near the ruins Biclinium peint.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Little Petra and Beidha.
Little Petra
Photo: hikinginjordan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Petra, also known as Siq al-Barid, is an archaeological site located north of Petra and the town of Wadi Musa in the Ma'an Governorate of Jordan. Little Petra is situated 120 metres west of Little Petra.
Beidha
Archaeological site
Photo: Odilia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beidha, also sometimes Bayda, is a major Neolithic archaeological site a few kilometres north of Petra near Siq al-Barid in Jordan. It is included in Petra's inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Beidha is situated 670 metres southwest of Little Petra.
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 7 km southeast of Little Petra.
Little Petra
- Type: Parking area
- Category: transportation
- Location: Ma’an Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.3754° or 30° 22′ 31″ northLongitude
35.4521° or 35° 27′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8G2Q9FG2+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 412742683OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parking
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