Khirbet al Arja
Khirbet al Arja is a locality in Ma’an Governorate, Jordan. Khirbet al Arja is situated nearby to the village بئر ابو العلق, as well as near Al Jarba al Kabirah.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Udhruh and Petra.
Udhruh
Village
Udhruh, also spelled Adhruh, is a town in southern Jordan, administratively part of the Ma'an Governorate. It is located 15 kilometers east of Petra. It is the center of the Udhruh Subdistrict. Udhruh is situated 7 km southeast of Khirbet al Arja.
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 10 km southwest of Khirbet al Arja.
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.
Khirbet al Arja
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Khirbet el ‘Arja”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ma’an Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.38333° or 30° 23′ northLongitude
35.55° or 35° 33′ eastOpen location code
8G2Q9HM2+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 802576887OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Khirbet al Arja” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خربة العرجاء”
- French: “Khirbet al Arja”
- German: “Khirbet al Arja”
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