Khirbat Yājūz
Khirbat Yājūz is a ruin in Amman Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 849 metres. Khirbat Yājūz is situated nearby to the archaeological site Khirbet Yajouz.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Khirbet Yajouz.
Khirbet Yajouz
Archaeological site
Photo: Yazan Al-Hajjaj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Khirbet Yajouz is an archaeological site in Shafa Badran area, located 11 km northeast of Amman, Jordan. An ancient Roman city was built on the site around the 4th century ACE. Khirbet Yajouz is situated 350 metres northwest of Khirbat Yājūz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jabal el-Hussein camp and Baqa’a camp.
Jabal el-Hussein camp
Neighborhood
Jabal el-Hussein camp is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of the Abdali area district of Amman. Jabal el-Hussein camp is situated 7 km south of Khirbat Yājūz.
Baqa’a camp
Village
The Baqa'a refugee camp, first created in 1968, lies in Balqa Governorate, 20 km north of the Jordanian capital Amman, and is home to around 100,000 Palestinian refugees who are registered as such with the United Nations. Baqa’a camp is situated 8 km northwest of Khirbat Yājūz.
Amman
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
Amman is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with a population of about 4 million as of 2020. Amman forms a great base for exploring the country and does, despite popular belief, hold a few items of interest to the traveler.
Khirbat Yājūz
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat Yajuz”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.03333° or 32° 2′ northLongitude
35.91667° or 35° 55′ eastElevation
849 metres (2,785 feet)Open location code
8G4Q2WM8+8MGeoNames ID
245949
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