Sawm
Sawm is a locality in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. Sawm is situated nearby to the locality Abū Ḩamīdah, as well as near Al Waşfīyah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irbid camp and Irbid.
Irbid camp
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Irbid Camp is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Irbid. It was one of the four camps founded in Jordan to accommodate the refugees of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight, the others being Jabal el-Hussein camp, Al-Wehdat refugee camp and Zarqa Camp. Irbid camp is situated 6 km southeast of Sawm.
Irbid
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Irbid is a city in northern Jordan, some 88 km north of the capital Amman. Archaeological evidence reveals that Irbid has been settled since the Bronze Age.
Sawm
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Saum” and “Som”
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.5876° or 32° 35′ 15″ northLongitude
35.7947° or 35° 47′ 41″ eastElevation
416 metres (1,365 feet)Open location code
8G4QHQQV+2VGeoNames ID
246951
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In Other Languages
“Sawm” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سوم”
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