Umm Qanţarah ash Sharqīyah
Umm Qanţarah ash Sharqīyah is a locality in Jerash Governorate, Jordan. Umm Qanţarah ash Sharqīyah is situated nearby to the locality Umm Qanţarah al Gharbīyah, as well as near Mukhannaq aḑ Ḑab‘.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jerash and Jerash camp.
Jerash
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Jerash, a city in northern Jordan, is famous for its Roman ruins. The archaeological site is popular for tourists, second only to Petra.
Jerash camp
Village
Jerash camp, known locally as Gaza camp, is one of the ten officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located five kilometres from the Roman ruins of Jerash. Jerash camp is situated 8 km west of Umm Qanţarah ash Sharqīyah.
Souf camp
Village
Souf Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp situated nearby the town of Souf and the city of Jerash in Jordan. According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, there was 21,900 people living in the camp in 2005, of which 20,530 were registered refugees. Souf camp is situated 8 km northwest of Umm Qanţarah ash Sharqīyah.
Umm Qanţarah ash Sharqīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Khirbat Um Qanṭara esh Sharqiya”, “Khirbat Umm Qanţarah ash Sharqīyah”, “Um Qantara”, “Um Qantarah esh Sharqīya”, “Um Qantera”, and “Umm Qantarah ash Sharqiyah”
- Location: Jerash Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.26011° or 32° 15′ 36″ northLongitude
35.95078° or 35° 57′ 3″ eastElevation
661 metres (2,169 feet)Open location code
8G4Q7X62+28GeoNames ID
246204
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In Other Languages
“Umm Qanţarah ash Sharqīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أم قنطرة الشرقية”
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