Ar Rawḑah
in Balqa Governorate, Jordan
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Amman-Marka International Airport (21 mi) - Queen Alia International Airport (21 mi)
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Bar Yehuda Airfield (38 mi) - Ben Gurion International Airport (47 mi)
- King Hussein Air College (50 mi)
- Sde Dov Airport (55 mi)
- Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport (67 mi)
- Ben Ya'akov Airport (80 mi)
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Damascus International Airport (120 mi) -
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (138 mi) - Ovda International Airport (138 mi)
- Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Unesco heritage, 27 mi)
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Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 28 mi) - Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Masada (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Quseir Amra (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Ancient City of Bosra (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 31.831 and 35.666 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 31° 49' 50" and E 35° 39' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dinar - JOD
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:01 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Amman
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:01 am and 7:10 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Jordan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Jordan. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Discover Ar Rawḑah
Ar Rawḑah in Balqa Governorate is a town in Jordan about 18 mi (or 30 km) south-west of Amman, the country's capital city.
Current time in Ar Rawḑah is now 06:01 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Amman with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 11 airports near Ar Rawḑah, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Jordan is Amman-Marka International Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 35 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Jordan is Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) in a distance of 27 mi (or 44 km), South-East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ash Shunah al Janubiyah, Al Faysaliyah, Juraynah, Hisban and Yarqa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 72 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 20% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 66% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
20°C (67 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
21°C (70 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Grand East Hotel Dead Sea
Lagoon Hotel & Resort
Holiday Inn Resort DEAD SEA
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
The Search for Sodom & Gomorrah
www.tallelhammam.com. An introduction to the work that Dr. Steven Collins is doing at the archaeological site of Tall el-Hammam, in the country of Jordan. Dr. Collins is Dean of Archaeology...
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The destination of my Aussie friend is Israel , but mizo's next destination is Dead Sea !! :-)
Skydive Jordan, Dead Sea
skydiving at dead sea, 7th Dec 2013 Mohammed Shammout linkinmedo.
Dead Sea Sunset
Beautiful Sunset at the Dead Sea - Jordan.
The Baptism Site of Jesus Christ Jordan River
The Baptism Site of Jesus Christ Jordan River.
How to drive to the dolmens at Al Faiha from Mariam Hotel
This Google earth video wll help you to find how to get to the dolmens in Al Faiha from Mariam hotel in Madaba.
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ירדן - Mount Nebo (הר נבו)- תצפית על ישראל, עמק הירדן, ים המלח, יריחו וירושלים
Zahi Shaked A tour guide in Israel and his camera zahigo25@walla.com 9726905522 tel סיור עם מורה הדרך ומדריך הטיולים צחי שקד 0546905522 My name is Zahi...
Monte Nebo, Giordania - By Tundrablu
Mount Nebo
The place from where Moses saw the promissed land. First part shows some mosaics (well in Jordan there are mosaics in all important places). The second part shows the view from Mount Nebo...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Ghassulian
Ghassulian refers to a culture and an archaeological stage dating to the Middle Chalcolithic Period in the Southern Levant (c. 3800–c. 3350 BC). Considered to correspond to the Halafian culture of North Syria and Mesopotamia, its type-site, Tulaylat al-Ghassul, is located in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea in modern Jordan and was excavated in the 1930s.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Ar Rawḑah.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ar Rawḑah, الروضة
