Taybeh, Petra
Taybeh
الطيبة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Taybeh Location in Jordan | |
| Coordinates: 30°14′57″N 35°27′43″E / 30.24917°N 35.46194°E | |
| Country | Jordan |
| Governorate | Ma'an |
| Subdistrict | Petra |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 5,747 |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Taybeh (Arabic: الطيبة) is a village in southern Jordan, administratively part of the Petra District of the Ma'an Governorate. It is located 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) southeast of Petra and is situated on a high hill overlooking the surrounding mountain range.[2] In the 2015 census, it had a population 5,747,[3] and is the second largest locality in the Petra District, after Wadi Musa.[2]
Taybeh is best known for its Taybet Zaman Hotel and Resort, a tourist village accommodating visitors to Petra.[2] The resort was established out of Taybeh's 19th-century-old village,[4] which was largely abandonded as its residents moved into more modern homes in the 1960s. Its traditional stone-built dwellings were converted into Bedouin-style lodging and includes a bazaar, Turkish bath, museum, restaurant, and bakery.[2] The tourist village is still owned and managed by the former residents.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.
- ^ a b c d Cohen-Mor 2015.
- ^ "The Population of the Kingdom by Administrative Divisions, According to the General Census of Population and Housing, result 2015" (PDF). Population and Social Statistics Directorate (Jordan). p. 40. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Special Report Jordan". MEED. 38 (13): 14.
- ^ "Petra Taybet Zaman". Friendly Planet. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Cohen-Mor, Dalya (2015). Out of Jordan: A Sabra in the Peace Corps Tells Her Story. Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5107-0037-6.