Zahar
Zahar is a village in Irbid Governorate, Jordan and has about 4,150 residents. Zahar is situated nearby to the village قرية جمحا, as well as near ججين.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irbid camp and Irbid.
Irbid camp
Neighborhood
Irbid Camp is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Irbid. It was one of the four camps founded in Jordan to accommodate the refugees of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight, the others being Jabal el-Hussein camp, Al-Wehdat refugee camp and Zarqa Camp. Irbid camp is situated 7 km east of Zahar.
Irbid
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Irbid is a city in northern Jordan, some 88 km north of the capital Amman. Archaeological evidence reveals that Irbid has been settled since the Bronze Age.
Aydoun
Town
Aydoun is the name of a city in Irbid Governorate in Jordan. Some writers associate the town with the ancient city of Dium, one of the cities of the Decapolis, but this is disputed. It had a population of 63,244 as of 2018. Aydoun is situated 10 km southeast of Zahar.
Zahar
- Type: Village with 4,150 residents
- Also known as: “Zaḩar”
- Category: locality
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.56667° or 32° 34′ northLongitude
35.7775° or 35° 46′ 39″ eastPopulation
4,150Elevation
437 metres (1,434 feet)Open location code
8G4QHQ8H+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 802816306OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
245915
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