Umm Ḑāyifah

Umm Ḑāyifah: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Umm Ḑāyifah

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Umm Ḑāyifah — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.73773, 35.62959. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Umm Ḑāyifah

• Dana Biosphere Reserve · sanctuary · Tafilah · ~14 km · Must-see
• Faynan · fort · Tafilah · ~22 km · Must-see
• Khirbat en-Nahas · fort · Tafilah · ~24 km · Must-see
• Khirbet ed-Dharih · fort · Tafilah · ~25 km · Must-see
• Shoubak · fort · Maan · ~30 km · Must-see
• Khirbet et-Tannur · fort · Tafilah · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fifa Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Karak Governorate · ~38 km · Must-see
• Unayzah, Jordan · fort · Maan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jebel Proywe · viewpoint · Aqaba · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tomb of Jafar bin Abi Talib · dargah · Karak Governorate · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ba'ja · fort · Maan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Little Petra · fort · Maan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Malham · cave · South District · ~55 km · Must-see
• Beidha Archaeological Site · fort · Maan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Numeira · fort · Karak Governorate · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sodom Mountains · viewpoint · South District · ~58 km · Must-see
• Vaux Moise · fort · Maan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Monastery (Ad Deir) · fort · Maan · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Umm Ḑāyifah

Other forts & heritage near Umm Ḑāyifah

• Faynan · fort · Tafilah · ~22 km · Must-see
• Khirbat en-Nahas · fort · Tafilah · ~24 km · Must-see
• Khirbet ed-Dharih · fort · Tafilah · ~25 km · Must-see
• Shoubak · fort · Maan · ~30 km · Must-see
• Khirbet et-Tannur · fort · Tafilah · ~33 km · Must-see
• Unayzah, Jordan · fort · Maan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ba'ja · fort · Maan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Little Petra · fort · Maan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Beidha Archaeological Site · fort · Maan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Numeira · fort · Karak Governorate · ~56 km · Must-see

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