‘Urqūb Qarqash
‘Urqūb Qarqash is a hill in Zarqa Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 716 metres. ‘Urqūb Qarqash is situated nearby to the locality Ḩayy ad Duwayk, as well as near At Taţwīr al Ḩaḑarī.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marka camp and Al-Zarqa’a Refugee Camp.
Marka camp
Neighborhood
The Marka refugee camp is one of six emergency camps erected in 1968 to shelter 15,000 Palestinian refugees fleeing the West Bank and the Gaza Strip due to the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Marka camp is situated 4½ km southwest of ‘Urqūb Qarqash.
Al-Zarqa’a Refugee Camp
Suburb
Zarqa Camp is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Zarqa. It was the first Palestine refugee camp to be established in Jordan, in 1949, and one of the four camps founded to accommodate the refugees of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight. Al-Zarqa’a Refugee Camp is situated 4½ km northeast of ‘Urqūb Qarqash.
Zarqa
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Zarqa is the capital of Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. Its name means "the blue ". It had a population of 635,160 inhabitants in 2015, and is the second most populous city in Jordan after Amman.
‘Urqūb Qarqash
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 716 metres
- Also known as: “‘Urqūb Qaraqash” and “`Urqub Qarqash”
- Category: landform
- Location: Zarqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.04207° or 32° 2′ 32″ northLongitude
36.04647° or 36° 2′ 47″ eastElevation
716 metres (2,349 feet)Open location code
8G4R22RW+RHGeoNames ID
247620
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Al Markaz aş Şiḩḩī al Awwalī - Ḩayy al Falāḩ and Al Markaz aş Şiḩḩī al Awwalī - At Taţwīr al Ḩaḑarī.
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