Middle East
Jordan
Aqaba

Monastery (Ad Deir)

Ed-Deir, also spelled el-Deir and ad-Deir/ad-Dayr, is a monumental building carved out of rock in the ancient city of in southern . The Deir was probably carved in the mid-first century AD.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building carved out of rock in Petra, Jordan
  • Also known as: “Ad Deir”, “Ad Deir (Monastery)”, and “Ed-Deir, Petra”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Qasr al-Bint and Great Temple.

Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a religious temple in the Nabataean city of . It faces the Wadi Musa and is located to the northwest of the and the southwest of the . is situated 1¼ km southeast of Monastery (Ad Deir).

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The at is a grand monumental complex that lies south of the Colonnaded Street at Petra. It covers an area of ~7,560 m2. The complex was probably completed in the early first century AD, under the rule of Nabataean king Aretas IV, as suggested by architectural and sculptural details. is situated 1½ km southeast of Monastery (Ad Deir).

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a large Nabatean temple complex located in , Jordan, and dated to the reign of King Aretas IV. The temple is located in Petra's so-called Sacred Quarter, an area situated at the end of Petra's main Colonnaded Street consisting of two majestic temples, the and, opposite, the on the northern bank of Wadi Musa. is situated 1½ km southeast of Monastery (Ad Deir).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petra and Petra.

Photo: Faraheed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, the fabled "rose red city, half as old as time", is a well known ancient Nabataean city in the south of . Due to its breathtaking grandeur and fabulous ruins, was recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.

Town
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wadi Musa is a town located in the in southern . It is the administrative center of the Department and the nearest town to the archaeological site of , being only 3.5 km away. is situated 5 km east of Monastery (Ad Deir).

Monastery (Ad Deir)

Latitude
30.33821° or 30° 20′ 18″ north
Longitude
35.43098° or 35° 25′ 52″ east
Open location code
8G2Q8CQJ+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 41032088
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q345467
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Monastery (Ad Deir)” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الدير”
  • Armenian: “Ադ-դեյր”
  • Basque: “Ad Deir”
  • Bengali: “আদ দেইর”
  • Catalan: “Deir”
  • Chinese: “代尔修道院”
  • Dutch: “Ad Deir”
  • French: “Ad Deir”
  • French: “Deir”
  • French: “el Deir”
  • French: “monastère”
  • German: “Ad Deir”
  • German: “Kloster”
  • Hindi: “अद देइर”
  • Italian: “Al Deir”
  • Italian: “Deir”
  • Italian: “monastero”
  • Japanese: “エド・ディル”
  • Kazakh: “Ад-Дэйр”
  • Polish: “Ad-Dajr (Klasztor)”
  • Polish: “Ad-Dajr”
  • Russian: “Ад-Дейр”
  • Russian: “Ад-Дэйр”
  • Russian: “Набатейский храм”
  • Slovenian: “Ad Deir”
  • Spanish: “Deir”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio (Ad Deir)”
  • Swedish: “Ad Deir”
  • Urdu: “الدير”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Monastery (Ad Deir)”. Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.