Southern Desert
The Southern Desert is a region of Jordan.| Tap on the map to travel |
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
Popular Destinations
Petra
Photo: Faraheed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Petra, the fabled "rose red city, half as old as time", is a well known ancient Nabataean city in the south of Jordan.
Aqaba
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aqaba is Jordan's only port city. It is on the Gulf of Aqaba in the extreme south of the country, adjacent to Eilat in Israel.
Wadi Rum
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wadi Rum is a spectacularly scenic desert valley in southern Jordan.
Destinations
Tala Bay
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tala Bay is a resort town on the Red Sea in Jordan, 15km south of Aqaba.
Southern Desert
- Location: Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude of centre
30.17° or 30° 10' 12" northLongitude of centre
36.25° or 36° 15' eastWikidata ID
Q14205116Southern Desert Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Chinese: 南沙漠 (约旦)
- Chinese: 南沙漠
- Hebrew: המדבר הדרומי של ירדן
- Italian: Giordania meridionale
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Southern Desert. Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.