beach
Dead Sea, Ein Bokek
The main beach and resort area on the Israeli shore of the Dead Sea, known for therapeutic mud baths and salt-crystal-covered shores.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Karak, Jordan · Asia
Safi is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Al Khinzīrah, 33km from Wadi Ibn Hammad.
Safi is a town located in Karak, Jordan. With a population of 15,200, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Safi 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 Safi to your route.
Bela, also called Zoar or Tzoar, in the Hebrew Bible, Segor in the Septuagint, and Zughar by medieval Arabs, was an ancient city located in the Dead Sea basin in the Transjordan.
Biblical Zoar is described in the Book of Genesis as one of the five "cities of the plain" – a pentapolis at the time of Abram/Abraham (seeRead more
Patriarchal age), situated in a highly fertile valley mentioned in the Genesis, apparently stretching along the lower Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea plain. The biblical narrative shows the city being spared the "brimstone and fire" which destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah in order to provide a refuge for Lot and his daughters.
The town of Zoara, located at modern-day Ghor es-Safi in Jordan, is mentioned in the 1st–5th centuries CE by various geographers and historians. The Catholic Encyclopedia, writing about the time preceding the Crusades, called it "a flourishing oasis where the balsam, indigo, and date trees bloom luxuriantly". Arab authors of the 10th century mention its indigo production and praise its dates.
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Safi is located in Karak, Jordan, Asia. The coordinates are 31.0361 latitude, 35.4654 longitude.
Safi has a population of approximately 15,200 people, making it a town in Jordan.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
The main beach and resort area on the Israeli shore of the Dead Sea, known for therapeutic mud baths and salt-crystal-covered shores.
21 km · about 25 min drive
historic highway
One 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.
28 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
An ancient Roman fortress atop an isolated rock plateau overlooking the Dead Sea, site of the last Jewish stand against Rome in 73 CE.
33 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A warm-spring canyon northwest of Karak where travertine walls drip with ferns and moss and the shallow stream is walked rather than followed on a path. Tropical in feel, and almost entirely visited by Jordanians.
33 km · about 40 min drive
historic highway
A serpentine 1950s road built over an ancient Nabataean-Roman trade route, snaking down the Negev cliffs toward the Arava with dizzying desert switchbacks.
37 km · about 40 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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Jordan's 'Grand Canyon': a deep gorge with thrilling canyoneering routes through slot canyons to the Dead Sea.
48 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
A lush oasis of waterfalls, pools, and wildlife on the shores of the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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