مسجد الشويخ
مسجد الشويخ is a mosque in Aqaba, Jordan. مسجد الشويخ is situated nearby to City Park, as well as near Room17 Youth Hostel.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Aqaba Church is situated 2 km south of مسجد الشويخ.
Ayla
Archaeological site
Aqābaʾ 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. Ayla is situated 2½ km south of مسجد الشويخ.
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 3½ km south of مسجد الشويخ.
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.
Eilot
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Eilot is the southernmost kibbutz in Israel. It is located in the Aravah Valley, near the border with Jordan. Eilot is less than a kilometer north of Eilat, and just over 3 kilometers north of the Red Sea. Eilot is situated 5 km northwest of مسجد الشويخ.
مسجد الشويخ
- Type: Mosque
- Address: العقبة
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Aqaba, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
29.55217° or 29° 33′ 8″ northLongitude
35.00369° or 35° 0′ 13″ eastOpen location code
7GXQH223+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 6796661496OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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