Iraq al-Amir

'Iraq al-Amir or Araq el-Amir is the name shared by a town and nearby caves, within the municipality of in the Jordan Valley. Located about 15 km southwest of the town of , it has a population of about 6000 people, mostly members of the Abbadi tribe.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: human settlement in Jordan
  • Also known as: “‘Irāq al Amīr”, “‘Iraq el Amīr”, “`Iraq al Amir”, and “Iraq Al-Amir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Qasr al-Abd.

Ruins
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is a large Hellenistic palace from the first quarter of the second century BCE. Most scholars agree it was built by the Tobiads, a notable Jewish family of the Second Temple period, although the descriptions doesn't mention that.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu al-Sous and Al-Bassah.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Iraq al-Amir.

Village
is a town in the in northern . The town is known for Roman-Byzantine architectural remains of a large cave church, and a second church built outside in front of the entrance. is situated 4½ km northeast of Iraq al-Amir.

Suburb
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or Wadi as-Seer is a valley west of Amman, which gave its name to one of the twenty-two districts of the Greater Amman Municipality in . is situated 8 km northeast of Iraq al-Amir.

Iraq al-Amir

Latitude
31.91507° or 31° 54′ 54″ north
Longitude
35.7539° or 35° 45′ 14″ east
Elevation
467 metres (1,532 feet)
Open location code
8G3QWQ83+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3678868875
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
248955
Wiki­data ID
Q2916039
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Urdu—“Iraq al-Amir” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “`Iraq al Amir”
  • Arabic: “عراق الأمير (عمان)”
  • Arabic: “عراق الأمير”
  • Catalan: “Iraq al Amir”
  • Dutch: “`Iraq al Amir”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “عراق الامير”
  • French: “Iraq al-Amir”
  • German: “Iraq el-Amir”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון בני טוביה”
  • Hebrew: “טירוס”
  • Hebrew: “עיראק אל-אמיר”
  • Hebrew: “עראק אל אמיר”
  • Hebrew: “עראק אל-אמיר”
  • Italian: “Iraq al Amir”
  • Italian: “Iraq al-Amir”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “`Iraq al Amir”
  • Persian: “عراق الأمیر”
  • Urdu: “عراق الامير، اردن”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Al Muweina and الوادي الاخضر.

Notable Places Nearby

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