Wādī al Kawm al Aḩmar

Wādī al Kawm al Aḩmar is a wadi in Mafraq Governorate, Jordan. Wādī al Kawm al Aḩmar is situated nearby to the locality Umm el-Jimal, as well as near Rawḑat Basmah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Umm el-Jimal and Al Zaatari Refugee Camp.

Umm el-Jimal

Locality

Photo: Herrmoody, Public domain.

Umm el-Jimal, also rendered as Umm ej Jemāl, Umm al-Jimal or Umm idj-Djimal, is a village in northern Jordan approximately 17 kilometers east of Mafraq.

The Zaatari refugee camp, also "Za'atari camp", is a refugee camp, located 10 kilometres east of Mafraq, Jordan, which has become a settlement. In terms of size, it is the world's largest camp for Syrian refugees. Al Zaatari Refugee Camp is situated 4 km southwest of Wādī al Kawm al Aḩmar.

Wādī al Kawm al Aḩmar

Type: Wadi
Also known as: “Wadi al Kawm al Ahmar”, “Wādī Kaun el Hunr”, and “Wādī Kawm al Ḩumr”
Category: body of water
Location: Mafraq Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.31849° or 32° 19′ 7″ north

Longitude

36.35653° or 36° 21′ 24″ east

Elevation

662 metres (2,172 feet)

Open location code

8G4R8994+9J

GeoNames ID

248684

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In Other Languages

“Wādī al Kawm al Aḩmar” goes by many names.

Arabic: “وادي الكوم الأحمر”

Localities in the Area

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