Wādī Umm Jawzah
Wādī Umm Jawzah is a wadi in Balqa Governorate, Jordan. Wādī Umm Jawzah is situated nearby to the locality Al Wasīyah, as well as near Sal‘ūf.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include SESAME.
SESAME
Building
The Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East is an independent laboratory located in Allan in the Balqa governorate of Jordan, created under the auspices of UNESCO on 30 May 2002. SESAME is situated 3½ km northwest of Wādī Umm Jawzah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baqa’a camp and Salt.
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 east of Wādī Umm Jawzah.
Salt
Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
As-Salt, also known as Salt, is an ancient trading city and administrative centre in west-central Jordan. It is on the old main highway leading from Amman to Jerusalem.
Wādī Umm Jawzah
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wādī Um Jauza” and “Wadi Umm Jawzah”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.09742° or 32° 5′ 51″ northLongitude
35.77045° or 35° 46′ 14″ eastElevation
646 metres (2,119 feet)Open location code
8G4Q3QWC+X5GeoNames ID
246256
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