Wadi Musa

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Wadi Musa is a Jordanian town that serves as the main gateway and service hub for visitors to the ancient archaeological site of Petra.

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Label Occurrences
Wadi Musa canonical 5

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
administrativeRole center of Petra region administration
associatedWithFigure Moses
connectedTo King’s Highway
surface form: King's Highway
country Jordan
economyDependsOn hospitality industry
retail trade
tourism
governorateCapitalOf Aqaba Governorate
surface form: Petra District
hasAccommodationCategory budget hotels
luxury hotels
mid-range hotels
hasClimate semi-arid climate
hasFunction accommodation center for Petra visitors
commercial center for Petra region
tourist service center
transport hub for Petra visitors
hasInfrastructure guesthouses
hotels
restaurants
tourist shops
transport services
hasNameMeaning Valley of Moses
hasNearbyAttraction Ad-Deir (The Monastery)
surface form: Ad Deir (The Monastery)

Al-Khazneh (The Treasury)
Petra
surface form: Petra Archaeological Park

Petra
surface form: Siq (Petra)
hasNearbySite Ain Musa (Spring of Moses)
hasNearbyUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Petra
hasPostalCountry Jordan
hasTouristSeason autumn
spring
isGatewayTo Petra
isServiceHubFor Petra
languageUsed Arabic
locatedIn Ma’an Governorate
surface form: Ma'an Governorate

southern Jordan
nearbyTribe Al Layathneh tribe
Zalabia Bedouin
surface form: B'doul Bedouin
regionType tourist region center
religionMajority Islam
roadAccessFrom Amman
Aqaba
servesAs main access point to Petra
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time

Referenced by (5)

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Petra nearbyTown Wadi Musa
Qasr al-Bint locatedNear Wadi Musa
Qasr al-Bint nearbyCity Wadi Musa
Ma’an Governorate contains Wadi Musa