‘Ayn Yājūz
‘Ayn Yājūz is a spring in Amman Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 919 metres. ‘Ayn Yājūz is situated nearby to the locality Aḑ Ḑāḩiyah al Khaḑrā’, as well as near Iskān al Jāmi‘ah.Places of Interest
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 CE.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baqa’a camp and Jabal el-Hussein camp.
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 7 km northwest of ‘Ayn Yājūz.
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 8 km south of ‘Ayn 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.
‘Ayn Yājūz
- Type: Spring
- Also known as: “`Ayn Yajuz”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.03333° or 32° 2′ northLongitude
35.9° or 35° 54′ eastElevation
919 metres (3,015 feet)Open location code
8G4Q2WM2+82GeoNames ID
245950
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aḑ Ḑāḩiyah al Khaḑrā’ and Iskān al Jāmi‘ah.
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