Khirbat al Kursī
in Irbid Governorate, Jordan
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Ben Ya'akov Airport (22 mi) - Kiryat Shmona Airport (37 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (39 mi) - Haifa International Airport (40 mi)
- Amman-Marka International Airport (52 mi)
- Sde Dov Airport (67 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (67 mi)
- Queen Alia International Airport (68 mi)
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Damascus International Airport (69 mi) -
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (80 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Ancient City of Bosra (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 69 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
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Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 74 mi) - Miẕpé Gilboa‘ (observation point, (22 mi)
- Miẕpé Yammim (observation point, (24 mi)
- Miẕpé Elot (observation point, (11 mi)
- Miẕpor Ẕipporim Ha’Ammud (observation point, (18 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 32.683 and 35.708 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 32° 40' 59" and E 35° 42' 30"
- 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: 07:09 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Amman
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:00 am and 7:11 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
Explore Khirbat al Kursī
Khirbat al Kursī in Irbid Governorate is located in Jordan about 52 mi (or 84 km) north of Amman, the country's capital.
Local time in Khirbat al Kursī is now 07:09 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Amman with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 10 airports in the wider vicinity of Khirbat al Kursī, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Ben Ya'akov Airport in Israel in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km). The closest airport in Jordan is King Hussein Air College in a distance of 39 mi (or 35 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba in Israel at a distance of 31 mi (or 50 km). We found 4 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kafr Asad, Fiq, Ash Shunah ash Shamaliyah, Samma ar Rawsan and At Tayyibah. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 77 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
| Night Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 29% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 96% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
24°C (75 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
23°C (74 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
29°C (84 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Spa Village
Ein-Gev Holiday Resort
Videos from this area
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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.
Yarmouk River
The Yarmouk River is the largest tributary of the Jordan River. It drains much of the Hauran Plateau. It is one of three main tributaries which enter the Jordan between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. To the south, are the Jabbok/Zarqa and the Arnon/Wadi Mujib) rivers. The Yarmouk forms the border between Israel and Jordan close to the Jordan Valley and between Syria and Jordan further upstream. It is the southern boundary of the Golan Heights.
Hamat Gader
Hamat Gader is a site in the Yarmouk River valley, near the Sea of Galilee in the Golan Heights. The name means "hot springs of Gadara", referring to the several mineral springs with temperatures up to 50°C. Gadara, modern Umm Qais in Jordan, is 4 kilometres away. Hamat Gader is located close to the junction of the boundary between the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights and Jordan.
Umm Qais
Umm Qais is a town in northern Jordan near the site of the ancient town of Gadara. It is situated in the extreme north-west of the country, where the borders of Jordan, Israel and Syria meet, perched on a hilltop (378 metres above sea level), overlooking the sea of Tiberias, the Golan heights and the Yarmuk gorge. Umm Qais is in Jordan's Irbid Governorate and belongs to the Bani Kinanah Department.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Khirbat al Kursī.
- Kafr Asad
- Fiq
- Ash Shunah ash Shamaliyah
- Samma ar Rawsan
- At Tayyibah
- Dayr Abi Sa`id
- Irbid
- Ash Shajarah
- Al Mazar ash Shamali
- Al Butayhah
- Al Hisn
- `Irjan
- Tasil
- Al Muzayrib
- Ar Ramtha
- Al Khushniyah
- Sakhrah
- 'Ajlun
- Kufrinjah
- Nawa
- Dar'a
- Nazareth
- Da`il
- Jarash
- Hawsha
- Al Qunaytirah
- Jasim
- Burma
- Ash Shaykh Miskin
- Manshiyat Bani Hasan
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Khirbat el-Kursi, El Kursī, Kursi, Khirbat al Kursī, Al Kursī, خربة الكرسي
