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Petra
Ancient Nabataean city carved into rose-red cliffs, famous for its elaborate rock-cut architecture.
16 km · about 20 min drive
Ma’an, Jordan · Asia
Ayl is worth a stop: 15 minutes from At-Taybeh, 42km from Dana to Petra Trail.
Ayl is a town located in Ma’an, Jordan. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Ayl 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 Ayl to your route.
Basta (Arabic: بسطة, romanized: Basṭa) is a village in Ma'an Governorate, southern Jordan. It is located about 36 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Petra, at an altitude of 1,460 metres (4,790 ft). As of 2012, it had a population of 1,491 people, compared to 461 in the 1961 census.
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archaeological site, the ruins of a prehistoric settlement dating to around 7000 BCE and one of earliest known places in the world that had a settled population who practised agriculture.
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Ayl is located in Ma’an, Jordan, Asia. The coordinates are 30.2059 latitude, 35.5363 longitude.
Ayl has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Jordan.
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landmark
Ancient Nabataean city carved into rose-red cliffs, famous for its elaborate rock-cut architecture.
16 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
A massive 50-meter-wide rock-cut facade at the end of a mountain trail, even grander than Petra's more famous Treasury.
18 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
A Nabataean satellite settlement 8km north of Petra, its narrow cold canyon lined with rock-cut triclinia and the Painted House, whose ceiling frescoes of vines and cupids are the best-surviving Nabataean painting anywhere.
20 km · about 25 min drive
castle
The first Crusader fortress in Oultrejourdain, built by Baldwin I in 1115 on a lone hill above the King's Highway. A 375-step secret stairway drops through the rock to a spring far below.
36 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
A spectacular multi-day hiking trail through Jordan's Great Rift Valley connecting Dana Nature Reserve to Petra through dramatic desert canyons.
42 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Jordan's largest nature reserve spanning four bio-geographical zones from sandstone cliffs to desert wadis, with the ancient village of Dana on its edge.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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