Iraq al-Amir
'Iraq al-Amir or Araq el-Amir is the name shared by a town and nearby caves, within the municipality of Amman in the Jordan Valley. Located about 15 km southwest of the town of Wadi as-Seer, it has a population of about 6000 people, mostly members of the Abbadi tribe.
- Town
- …lies at an elevation of around 470 metres (1,530 feet)
- …is also known as “‘Iraq el Amīr”
- Description: human settlement in Jordan
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abu al-Sous and Al-Bassah.
Al-Bassah
Village
Al-Bassah is a town in the Amman Governorate in northern Jordan.
4½ km northeast of Iraq al-Amir
Wadi Al Seer
Wadi Al-Seer or Wadi as-Seer is a valley west…
8 km northeast of Iraq al-Amir
Iraq al-Amir
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Latitude
31.91507° or 31° 54′ 54″ north
Longitude
35.7539° or 35° 45′ 14″ east
Open location code
8G3QWQ83+2H
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Urdu—“Iraq al-Amir” goes by many names.
`Iraq al AmirAlbanian
عراق الأميرArabic
عراق الأمير (عمان)Arabic
Iraq al AmirCatalan
`Iraq al AmirDutch
عراق الاميرEgyptian Arabic
ארמון בני טוביהHebrew
טירוסHebrew
עיראק אל-אמירHebrew
עראק אל-אמירHebrew
Iraq al-AmirItalian
`Iraq al AmirNorwegian Nynorsk
عراق الأمیرPersian
عراق الامير، اردنUrdu
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