Tourist Police
Tourist Police is a police station in Ma’an Governorate, Jordan. Tourist Police is situated nearby to the shopping center Victoria Center, as well as near Great Mosque of Wadi Musa.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Treasury (Al-Khazneh) and Jebel al-Madhbah.
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 3 km west of Tourist Police.
Jebel al-Madhbah
Peak
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jebel al-Madhbah is a mountain at Petra, Jordan, at whose peak there is a large Nabataean ritual site centered around an altar. Jebel al-Madhbah is situated 3½ km west of Tourist Police.
Vaux Moise
Castle
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. Vaux Moise is situated 2 km northwest of Tourist Police.
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
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.
Tourist Police
- Type: Police station
- Category: building
- Location: Ma’an Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.3181° or 30° 19′ 5″ northLongitude
35.4814° or 35° 28′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8G2Q8F9J+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 242627936OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=policeOpenStreetMap feature
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