Explore Qatar in Jordan
Qatar in the region of Aqaba is a town in Jordan - some 156 mi or ( 251 km ) South of Amman , the country's capital city .
Current time in Qatar is now 12:16 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tabuk, Damascus, Ru'aysat al Khalidi, At Tafilah, and Amman. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tabuk . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Qatar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Taking down a camp site
Taking down a camp site in Timna Park (south of Israel) after Timna's hot air balloon festival I was taking time lapse photos, every 10 seconds Music is Amarok by oldDog (CC BY-NC-SA from ccMixter.org ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Sands of Samar
The Sands of Samar, also called the Samar sands or Samar sand dunes, are an expanse of sand dunes in the Arava region of southern Israel. Once encompassing an area of seven square kilometers, agricultural development and sand mining have reduced the sands to 2.3 square kilometers. In recent years environmentalists and local residents have campaigned to preserve what remain of the dunes.
Located at 29.80 35.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve
The Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve is a 3,000-acre breeding and reacclimation center administered by the Israel Nature Reserves & National Parks Authority, situated in the Southern Arabah near Yotvata. The Yotvata Hai-Bar is the desert counterpart of the Carmel Hai-Bar Nature Reserve which operates in the country's Northern Mediterranean forest. Endangered and locally extinct animals mentioned in the Bible are bred here for possible reintroduction to the Negev desert.
Located at 29.87 35.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Jotbathah
Jotbathah or "Jotbath" is one of the stops of the Israelites on the Exodus journey. It name may mean goodness derived from the Hebrew Jatahh or Tubb, implying therefore Good, both Natural and Moral. It was a land of brooks of water. It is possible that it is Yotvata or Sabkhat et-Taba and Bir et-Taba in the Arabah, a salt-marsh area, which may be the "brooks of water".
Located at 29.90 35.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Yotvata Airfield
Yotvata Airfield is a small desert airfield in south Israel 40 km north of Eilat adjacent to Kibbutz Yotvata. The runway is in a state of disrepair. It is unused except for agricultural flights and is listed as the contingency airport for nearby Eilat Airport and Ovda International Airport.
Located at 29.90 35.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Abronah
According to the Book of Numbers, Abronah, sometimes "Ebronah", is one of the places the Israelites stopped at during the Exodus from Egypt, before Ezion-Geber. Its name means passage, and it is the passage from the mountains down to the sea overlooking Ezion Geber. In the book "Rivers in the Desert" Nelson Glueck reported it as Elats industrial city.
Located at 29.76 35.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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