Mukhayyam Jarash
Mukhayyam Jarash is a refugee camp in Jerash Governorate, Jordan. Mukhayyam Jarash is situated near the village Souf camp.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: The Temple of Artemis and Oval Forum.
The Temple of Artemis
Ruins
The Temple of Artemis at Gerasa is a Roman peripteral temple in Jerash, Jordan. The temple was built in the middle of the highest of the two terraces of the sanctuary, in the core of the ancient city. The Temple of Artemis is situated 3 km northeast of Mukhayyam Jarash.
Temple of Zeus
Ruins
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jerash camp and Jerash.
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
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 5 km north of Mukhayyam Jarash.
Mukhayyam Jarash
- Type: Refugee camp
- Also known as: “Jerash” and “Jerash camp”
- Location: Jerash Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.26667° or 32° 16′ north
Longitude
35.86667° or 35° 52′ east
Elevation
519 metres (1,703 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q7V88+MM
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In Other Languages
“Mukhayyam Jarash” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مخيم جرش”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Al Ḩaddādah and Zaqrīţ al Khudrā’.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Masjid Umm ash Shuhadā’ and Masjid Şalāḩ ad Dīn al Ayyūbī.
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