‘Urqūb an Nu‘ayr
‘Urqūb an Nu‘ayr is a locality in Zarqa Governorate, Jordan. ‘Urqūb an Nu‘ayr is situated nearby to the locality Wad‘ah, as well as near As Sukhnah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zarqa and Al-Zarqa’a Refugee Camp.
Zarqa
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Zarqa is the capital of Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. Its name means "the blue ". It had a population of 635,160 inhabitants in 2015, and is the second most populous city in Jordan after Amman.
Al-Zarqa’a Refugee Camp
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Zarqa Camp is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Zarqa. It was the first Palestine refugee camp to be established in Jordan, in 1949, and one of the four camps founded to accommodate the refugees of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight. Al-Zarqa’a Refugee Camp is situated 10 km southeast of ‘Urqūb an Nu‘ayr.
‘Urqūb an Nu‘ayr
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “`Urqub an Nu`ayr”, “Dauqara”, and “Dawqarah”
- Location: Zarqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.13566° or 32° 8′ 8″ northLongitude
36.03904° or 36° 2′ 21″ eastElevation
524 metres (1,719 feet)Open location code
8G4R42PQ+7JGeoNames ID
249713
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In Other Languages
“‘Urqūb an Nu‘ayr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عرقوب النعير”
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