King Abdullah Canal
The King Abdullah Canal is the largest irrigation canal system in Jordan and runs parallel to the east bank of the Jordan River. It was previously known as the East Ghor Main Canal and renamed in 1987 after Abdullah I of Jordan.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Canal
- Description: canal in Jordan
- Also known as“East Ghor Canal”“Eastern Ghor Canal”“Qanāt al Ghawr ash Sharqīyah”“Qanāt al Malik ‘Abd Allāh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tell er-Rameh.
Tell er-Rameh
Tell er-Rameh or Tall el-Rama is a small mound…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sweimeh.
Sweimeh
Village
Sweimeh is a village located in the southern Jordan Valley, in the Balqa Governorate of Jordan. Sweimeh is situated 7 km southwest of King Abdullah Canal.
King Abdullah Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
31.81352° or 31° 48′ 49″ north
Longitude
35.62922° or 35° 37′ 45″ east
Open location code
8G3QRJ7H+CM
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“King Abdullah Canal” goes by many names.
قناة الغور الشرقيةArabic
قناة الملك عبد اللهArabic
East Ghor CanalCebuano
阿卜杜勒運河Chinese
قناة الغور الشرقيهEgyptian Arabic
תעלת הע’ורHebrew
תעלת הע’ור המזרחיתHebrew
Kanal Raja AbdullahIndonesian
압둘라 왕 운하Korean
Prekop kralja AbdulahaSlovenian
East Ghor CanalSwedish
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Al Mazār and An Nahḑah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tulaylāt Ghaysūl and Ghawr ar Rāmah.
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