Souf
Souf is a town in Jerash Governorate, Jordan, set over a series of mountains at an altitude of 1,000 meters. Souf is situated 35 miles north of Amman, the capital of Jordan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Souf camp and Jerash camp.
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 4½ km east of Souf.
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 6 km southeast of Souf.
Kufr Khall
Village
Kufr Khall, is a town in the north of Jordan, in the Jerash Governorate. The origin of its name, is from Syriac kafr meaning the village or the country and from Arabic khall that means vinegar, or more generally, grape. Kufr Khall is situated 7 km northeast of Souf.
Souf
- Type: Town with 12,900 residents
- Description: human settlement in Jordan
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Jerash Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.31333° or 32° 18′ 48″ northLongitude
35.83869° or 35° 50′ 19″ eastPopulation
12,900Elevation
965 metres (3,166 feet)Open location code
8G4Q8R7Q+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 540031772OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
246725Wikidata ID
Q7564091
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