Back وادي موسى Arabic وادى موسى ARZ ওয়াদি মুসা Bengali/Bangla Wādī Mūsá (wadi sa Hordanya) CEB دۆڵی مووسا CKB Wadi Musa Spanish Wadi Musa Basque وادی موسی Persian Wadi Moussa (ville) French ואדי מוסא HE
Wadi Musa
وادي موسى | |
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Town | |
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  Wadi Musa | |
| Coordinates: 30°19′12″N 35°28′42″E / 30.32000°N 35.47833°E | |
| Country | Jordan |
| Province | Ma'an Governorate |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi) |
| (excludes Al Hayy, an undeveloped residential zone) | |
| Elevation | 1,050−1,450 m (−3,700 ft) |
| Population (2015)[2] | |
• Total | 6,831 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Area code | +(962)3 |
Wadi Musa (Arabic: وادي موسى, literally "Valley of Musa (AS)) is a town located in the Ma'an Governorate in southern Jordan. It is the administrative center of the Petra Department[1] and the nearest town to the archaeological site of Petra, being only 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away. Most of the locals belong to the Liyathnah tribe. It hosts many hotels and restaurants for tourists, and the important B'doul settlement of Umm Seyhoun, created after the community's forced displacement in 1985, is approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) from the town.
- ^ a b "The Strategic Master Plan for the Petra Region: Strategic Plan for WADI MUSA and surrounding areas" (PDF). Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority. June 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.