Wādī al Ghafar
Wādī al Ghafar is a wadi in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. Wādī al Ghafar is situated nearby to the suburb Al Manara, as well as near the locality Minţaqat al Bāriḩah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irbid and Irbid camp.
Irbid
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Irbid is a city in northern Jordan, some 88 km north of the capital Amman. Archaeological evidence reveals that Irbid has been settled since the Bronze Age.
Irbid camp
Neighborhood
Irbid Camp is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Irbid. It was one of the four camps founded in Jordan to accommodate the refugees of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight, the others being Jabal el-Hussein camp, Al-Wehdat refugee camp and Zarqa Camp. Irbid camp is situated 3 km northeast of Wādī al Ghafar.
Aydoun
Town
Aydoun is the name of a city in Irbid Governorate in Jordan. Some writers associate the town with the ancient city of Dium, one of the cities of the Decapolis, but this is disputed. It had a population of 63,244 as of 2018. Aydoun is situated 6 km southeast of Wādī al Ghafar.
Wādī al Ghafar
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi al Ghafar” and “Wādī el Ghafer”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.5526° or 32° 33′ 9″ northLongitude
35.8238° or 35° 49′ 26″ eastElevation
470 metres (1,542 feet)Open location code
8G4QHR3F+2GGeoNames ID
249453
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In Other Languages
“Wādī al Ghafar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي الغفر”
Localities in the Area
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