Middle East
Jordan
Madaba Governorate

Ash Shuqayq

Ash Shuqayq is a town in the of north-western . Ash Shuqayq has about 1,430 residents.
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  • Type: Village with 1,430 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Jordan
  • Also known as: “El-Sheqeiq”, “Esh Shuqeiq”, and “Shuqeiq”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dhiban.

Town
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is a town located in approximately 70 kilometres south of and east of the . It was the site of an ancient Moabite town Previously nomadic, the current community settled the town in the 1950s. is situated 5 km east of Ash Shuqayq.

Ash Shuqayq

Latitude
31.49689° or 31° 29′ 49″ north
Longitude
35.72865° or 35° 43′ 43″ east
Population
1,430
Elevation
723 metres (2,372 feet)
Open location code
8G3QFPWH+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 799020385
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
250277
Wiki­data ID
Q4804461
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Ash Shuqayq” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Ash Shuqayq”
  • Arabic: “الشقيق”
  • Dutch: “Ash Shuqayq”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الشقيق”
  • French: “Ash Shuqayq”
  • German: “Ash Shuqayq”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ash Shuqayq”
  • Persian: “الشقیق”
  • Polish: “Asz-Szukajk”
  • Romanian: “Ash Shuqayq”
  • Uzbek: “Ash Shuqayq”

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