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Heshbon

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.

Heshbon
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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.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Queen Alia (AMM), 19 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 26 km · Ben Gurion (TLV), 90 km
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No local-transport research exists yet for Heshbon

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Heshbon. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inAlso, there are frequent minibuses from the 7th circle in Amman (1 JD)—they come from the center direction and take a turn south onto the airport road, directly after which you will find the bus stop.
  • Get inYou can also get buses from the Mahatta bus station, and minibuses from the Muhajireen bus station near the Jordan Museum (0.65 JD) which enter Madaba from the west rather than from Airport Rd.

From Wikivoyage: Madaba, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Petra and Wadi MusaJO

    12 ways of moving, 17 sources

    167 km
  2. 02
    Wadi RumJO

    8 ways of moving, 23 sources

    250 km
  3. 03
    DahabEG

    8 ways of moving, 29 sources

    388 km
  4. 04
    KastellorizoGR

    8 ways of moving, 27 sources

    750 km
  5. 05
    NaxosGR

    12 ways of moving, 17 sources

    1,113 km

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Next door to Heshbon

Heshbon is 21 km from Amman, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

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