Al Sur

Al Sur: 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 Al Sur

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 Al Sur — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.90000, 35.71667. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Al Sur

• Hamam · fort · Balqa · ~10 km · Must-see
• King Hussein Ben Talal Mosque · dargah · Amman · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hada'iq al-Malik Hussein · park · Amman · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Madaba · ~18 km · Must-see
• Moses Memorial Church · church · Madaba · ~18 km · Must-see
• Prophet Jadur Shrine · fort · Balqa · ~19 km · Must-see
• As-Salt - The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality · church · Balqa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Great Mosque of Salt · dargah · Balqa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Teleilat al Ghassul · fort · Balqa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tall al-Umayri · fort · Amman · ~21 km · Must-see
• Al Maghtas · fort · Balqa · ~21 km · Must-see
• King Abdullah I Mosque · dargah · Amman · ~25 km · Must-see
• Coptic Orthodox Patriarch · church · Amman · ~25 km · Must-see
• Jabal Amman · viewpoint · Amman · ~25 km · Must-see
• Husseini Mosque · dargah · Amman · ~27 km · Must-see
• Abu Darwish Mosque · dargah · Amman · ~27 km · Must-see
• Umayyad Palace · fort · Amman · ~27 km · Must-see
• Temple of Hercules · fort · Amman · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Al Sur

Other forts & heritage near Al Sur

• Hamam · fort · Balqa · ~10 km · Must-see
• Prophet Jadur Shrine · fort · Balqa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Teleilat al Ghassul · fort · Balqa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tall al-Umayri · fort · Amman · ~21 km · Must-see
• Al Maghtas · fort · Balqa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Umayyad Palace · fort · Amman · ~27 km · Must-see
• Temple of Hercules · fort · Amman · ~27 km · Must-see
• Citadel Hill · fort · Amman · ~27 km · Must-see
• Roman Theater · fort · Amman · ~27 km · Must-see
• Khirbet Yajouz archaeological site · fort · Amman · ~30 km · Must-see

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