Al-Rajib

Al-Rajib or simply Rajib is a town in Qweismeh area of Greater Amman Municipality in northwest . It's known for the Cave of the Seven Sleepers being located there.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Ar Rajīb”, “Ar Raqim”, “Ar Raqīm”, “Ar-Raqim”, “El Rajib”, “Er Rajīb”, “Rajib”, and “Rajîb”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu Alandah and Al-Wehdat camp.

Neighborhood
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Neighborhood
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Amman New Camp, usually known as the Al-Wehdat… is situated 6 km northwest of Al-Rajib.

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is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite…

Al-Rajib

Latitude
31.89429° or 31° 53′ 39″ north
Longitude
35.98584° or 35° 59′ 9″ east
Elevation
940 metres (3,084 feet)
Open location code
8G3QVXVP+P8
Geo­Names ID
250341
Wiki­data ID
Q759521
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Urdu—“Al-Rajib” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Ar Rajib”
  • Arabic: “الرجيب”
  • Arabic: “الرقيم”
  • Arabic: “قرية الرقيم”
  • Bulgarian: “Раджиб”
  • Chinese: “拉吉布”
  • Dutch: “Ar Rajib”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قرية الرقيم”
  • Irish: “Raqim”
  • Italian: “Ahl al-Kahf”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ar Rajib”
  • Persian: “الرجیب”
  • Romanian: “Al-Rajib”
  • Scots: “Ar Rajib”
  • Urdu: “الرجیب”

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