Ar Raqāyiq

Ar Raqāyiq is a spur in , and has an elevation of 836 metres. Ar Raqāyiq is situated nearby to the area , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wadi Shuʿeib and Great Mosque of Salt.

Peak
Photo: Adeeb Atwan, CC BY 3.0.
Wadi Shueib, Arabic for the Valley of Jethro and properly but with many variant romanisations, is a in . The alluvial fan of the wadi where it enters the southern part of the eastern Jordan Valley is known as Wadi Nimrin, which leads into the . is situated 3½ km east of Ar Raqāyiq.

Mosque
Photo: Freedom’s Falcon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3½ km northeast of Ar Raqāyiq.

Museum
Photo: Tarawneh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3½ km northeast of Ar Raqāyiq.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salt.

Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
As-Salt, also known as , is an ancient trading city and administrative centre in west-central . It is on the old main highway leading from to .

Ar Raqāyiq

Latitude
32.0204° or 32° 1′ 13″ north
Longitude
35.69761° or 35° 41′ 51″ east
Elevation
836 metres (2,743 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q2MCX+52
Geo­Names ID
250335
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Satellite Map

Discover Ar Raqāyiq from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Ar Raqāyiq” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الرقايق”

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