Mount Pisgah

#30 among destinations in Jordan

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Facts and practical information

Some translators of the biblical book of Deuteronomy translate Pisgah as a name of a mountain, usually referring to Mount Nebo. The word פִּסְגָּה literally means "summit". The region lies directly east of the Jordan River and just northeast of the Dead Sea. Mount Nebo is the highest among a handful of Pisgah summits; an arid cluster of hilltops on the western edge of the Trans-Jordanian Plateau. Arabic names for Pisgah include: Fasga, Jabal Siyāgha, Rās as-Siyāgha and Rujm Siyāgha. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 31°45'54"N, 35°43'9"E

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MadabaJordan

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Mount Pisgah – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Nebo, Heshbon, Abarim.

0.4 miNE
Iconic mountain with panoramic views
Mount Nebo, Madaba
11 min walk • Mount Nebo is an ancient and revered archaeological site located in the city of Madaba, Jordan. This elevated ridge, which rises approximately 710 meters above sea level, is historically significant as the place where Moses is believed to have been granted a view of...
6 miNE
Town, Archaeological site
Heshbon, Amman
152 min walk • Heshbon were at least two different ancient towns located east of the Jordan River in what is now the Kingdom of Jordan, historically within the territories of ancient Ammon. Bronze Age Heshbon of biblical King Sihon has not been identified.
0.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Abarim
21 min walk • Abarim is the Hebrew name used in the Bible for a mountain range "across the Jordan", understood as east of the Jordan Rift Valley, i.e. in Transjordan, to the east and south-east of the Dead Sea, extending from Mount Nebo — its highest point — in the north, perhaps to the Arabian desert in the south.

Mount Pisgah

Facts and practical information

Mount Pisgah – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Mount Nebo, Madaba

Heshbon, Amman

Abarim