Wādī al Majarr
Wādī al Majarr is a wadi in Jerash Governorate, Jordan. Wādī al Majarr is situated nearby to the locality Ar Riyāshī, as well as near An Nabī Hūd.Places of Interest
Highlights include Oval Forum and Temple of Zeus.
Temple of Zeus
Ruins
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
Temple of Zeus is a ruins, which is situated 4 km northwest of Wādī al Majarr.
Arch of Hadrian
Building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jerash and Jerash camp.
Jerash
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jerash, a city in northern Jordan, is famous for its Roman ruins. The archaeological site is popular for tourists, second only to Petra.
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 west of Wādī al Majarr.
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 7 km northwest of Wādī al Majarr.
Wādī al Majarr
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi al Majarr”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Jerash Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.25705° or 32° 15′ 25″ northLongitude
35.92273° or 35° 55′ 22″ eastElevation
535 metres (1,755 feet)Open location code
8G4Q7W4F+R3GeoNames ID
248285
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