Umm Qanţarah al Gharbīyah
Umm Qanţarah al Gharbīyah is a locality in Jerash Governorate, Jordan. Umm Qanţarah al Gharbīyah is situated near the locality Mukhannaq aḑ Ḑab‘, as well as near Ar Riyāshī.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jerash and Souf camp.
Jerash
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 7 km northwest of Umm Qanţarah al Gharbīyah.
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 7 km west of Umm Qanţarah al Gharbīyah.
Umm Qanţarah al Gharbīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Um Qantara”, “Um Qantera”, “Umm Qanţarah”, and “Umm Qantarah al Gharbiyah”
- Location: Jerash Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.26463° or 32° 15′ 53″ north
Longitude
35.94165° or 35° 56′ 30″ east
Elevation
677 metres (2,221 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q7W7R+VM
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In Other Languages
“Umm Qanţarah al Gharbīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أم قنطرة الغربية”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Umm Qanţarah ash Sharqīyah and Mukhannaq aḑ Ḑab‘.
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