Middle East
Jordan
Balqa Governorate

Umm al ‘Amad

Umm al ‘Amad is a locality in , and has an elevation of 836 metres. Umm al ‘Amad is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include SESAME.

Building
The Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East is an independent laboratory located in Allan in the governorate of , created under the auspices of UNESCO on 30 May 2002.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salt and Baqa’a camp.

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As-Salt, also known as , is an ancient trading city and administrative centre in west-central . It is on the old main highway leading from to .

Village
The Baqa'a refugee camp, first created in 1968, lies in , 20 km north of the capital , and is home to around 100,000 Palestinian refugees who are registered as such with the United Nations. is situated 10 km southeast of Umm al ‘Amad.

Umm al ‘Amad

Latitude
32.10937° or 32° 6′ 34″ north
Longitude
35.75096° or 35° 45′ 4″ east
Elevation
836 metres (2,743 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q4Q52+P9
Geo­Names ID
246417
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In Other Languages

“Umm al ‘Amad” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أم العمد”

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