Deir Alla
Deir Alla is the site of an ancient Near Eastern town in Balqa Governorate, Jordan. The Deir Alla Inscription, datable to c. 840–760 BCE, was found here.
- Type: Village with 7,320 residents
- Description: city in Balqa Governorate, Jordan
- Also known as: “Dayr ‘Allā”, “Dayr `Alla”, “Deir ‘Alla”, “Deir ʿAlla”, “Tell Deir Alla”, “دير علا (البلقاء)”, “ديرعلا”, “قضاء دير علا”, and “デイル・アッラー”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Az-Zubaidat and Marj Al-Ghazal.
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Deir Alla
- Categories: village in Jordan, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.19778° or 32° 11′ 52″ north
Longitude
35.62111° or 35° 37′ 16″ east
Population
7,320
Elevation
-223 metres (-732 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q5JXC+4C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Urdu—“Deir Alla” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Deir Alla”
- Arabic: “دير علا”
- Dutch: “Deir Alla”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دير علا”
- French: “Dayr Alla”
- German: “Dayr Alla”
- Hebrew: “דיר עלא”
- Indonesian: “Deir Alla”
- Italian: “Deir Alla”
- Japanese: “テル・デイル・アッラー”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Deir Alla”
- Persian: “دیر علا”
- Polish: “Dajr Alla”
- Portuguese: “Deir Alla”
- Romanian: “Deir Alla”
- Urdu: “دیر علا”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Wadi al Khaur and Debab.
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Highlights: Tell Dayr Alla and Al Tiwal.
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