Kafr Asham
Kafr Asham is a locality in Ma’an Governorate, Jordan. Kafr Asham is situated nearby to the locality Talat Umar, as well as near Al Dinariyah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petra and Petra.
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 6 km north of Kafr Asham.
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.
Kafr Asham
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Kafr Asḩam” and “Kafr Sahim”
- Categories: ruins and historic site
- Location: Ma’an Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.26577° or 30° 15′ 57″ northLongitude
35.49962° or 35° 29′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8G2Q7F8X+8ROpenStreetMap ID
node 802576674OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Kafr Asham” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كفر سحم”
- French: “Kafr Asham”
- German: “Kafr Asham”
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