Ar Ru’aysah
Ar Ru’aysah is a hill in Irbid Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 558 metres. Ar Ru’aysah is situated nearby to the village Bushra, as well as near the locality Ḩawwārah.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irbid and Aydoun.
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.
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 southwest of Ar Ru’aysah.
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 6 km northwest of Ar Ru’aysah.
Ar Ru’aysah
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 558 metres
- Also known as: “Ar Ruwaysah” and “Er Ruweīsa”
- Category: landform
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.54199° or 32° 32′ 31″ northLongitude
35.90265° or 35° 54′ 10″ eastElevation
558 metres (1,831 feet)Open location code
8G4QGWR3+Q3GeoNames ID
250328
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