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Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah

Balqa, Jordan · Asia

About Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah

Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah sits on the route: 15 minutes from Al Karāmah, 45km from Dead Sea.

Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah is a town located in Balqa, Jordan. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Asia.

On a road trip, Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah sits in Jordan. It's in the Asia/Amman time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah to your route.

About Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah

Ash-Shunah al-Janubiyah (Arabic: الشونة الجنوبية), also Shoonah Janoobiyah, South Shuna or Southern Shouneh, etc., is a populated place in Balqa Governorate, Jordan, in the eastern Jordan Valley, not far from the place where the Jordan flows into the Dead Sea. The town stretches along the Jordan Valley Highway (HW 65)

Read more north of the intersection with Route 437 (King Hussein Bridge Road), east of the Allenby (or King Hussein) Bridge and border crossing. It is the seat of the Ash-Shunah al-Janubiyah District. South Shuna is the location of the cultural heritage site known as Shunet Nimrin / Shunat Nimrin. The Tell Nimrin archaeological site is within South Shuna. There is a Monument to the Unknown Soldier to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Karameh.

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Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah is located in Balqa, Jordan, Asia. The coordinates are 31.8915 latitude, 35.6178 longitude.

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Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Jordan.

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Quick Information

Population
0
Continent
Asia
Country
Jordan
Region
Balqa
Timezone
Asia/Amman
Coordinates
31.8915, 35.6178

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Worth the detour from Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Western Wall (Wailing Wall)

The holiest site where Jews can pray, a 2,000-year-old limestone remnant of the Second Temple retaining wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.

38 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Dome of the Rock

The iconic gold-domed Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, built in 691 CE over the sacred Foundation Stone.

38 km · about 45 min drive

cathedral

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.

39 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Jerusalem Old City

A walled sacred city of one square kilometer containing holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within four historic quarters.

39 km · about 45 min drive

museum

Yad Vashem

Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.

44 km · about 50 min drive

cathedral

Church of the Nativity

One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.

44 km · about 50 min drive

natural wonder

Dead Sea

Earth's lowest point on land at 430 meters below sea level, with water so salty that swimmers float effortlessly on the surface.

45 km · about 50 min drive

natural wonder

Wadi Mujib

Jordan's 'Grand Canyon': a deep gorge with thrilling canyoneering routes through slot canyons to the Dead Sea.

48 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah

  • 79 kmKing's HighwayOne of the world's oldest continuously used routes, winding 280 km from Madaba to Petra past Karak's crusader castle, Dana's cliffs and the mighty Wadi Mujib canyon.

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