Aş Şīr

Aş Şīr: 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 Aş Şīr

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 Aş Şīr — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.82743, 35.69608. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Aş Şīr

• Khirbet ed-Dharih · fort · Tafilah · ~11 km · Must-see
• Khirbet et-Tannur · fort · Tafilah · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dana Biosphere Reserve · sanctuary · Tafilah · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tomb of Jafar bin Abi Talib · dargah · Karak Governorate · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fifa Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Karak Governorate · ~37 km · Must-see
• Faynan · fort · Tafilah · ~37 km · Must-see
• Khirbat en-Nahas · fort · Tafilah · ~37 km · Must-see
• Shoubak · fort · Maan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Numeira · fort · Karak Governorate · ~47 km · Must-see
• Unayzah, Jordan · fort · Maan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Malham · cave · South District · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sodom Mountains · viewpoint · South District · ~53 km · Must-see
• Jebel Proywe · viewpoint · Aqaba · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mezad Zohar · fort · South District · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hamei Zohar Public Beach · beach · South District · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bab edh-Dhra · fort · Karak Governorate · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ba'ja · fort · Maan · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hamakhtesh Hakatan Nature Reserve · sanctuary · South District · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Aş Şīr

Other forts & heritage near Aş Şīr

• Khirbet ed-Dharih · fort · Tafilah · ~11 km · Must-see
• Khirbet et-Tannur · fort · Tafilah · ~20 km · Must-see
• Faynan · fort · Tafilah · ~37 km · Must-see
• Khirbat en-Nahas · fort · Tafilah · ~37 km · Must-see
• Shoubak · fort · Maan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Numeira · fort · Karak Governorate · ~47 km · Must-see
• Unayzah, Jordan · fort · Maan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mezad Zohar · fort · South District · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bab edh-Dhra · fort · Karak Governorate · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ba'ja · fort · Maan · ~64 km · Must-see

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