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.
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  • 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 Al-Wehdat camp and Amman.

Neighborhood
Amman New Camp, usually known as the Al-Wehdat or Al-Wihdat camp, which is located in the Hay Al Awdah neighbourhood in southeast , the capital city of , occupies a 0.48 km2. is situated 6 km northwest of Al-Rajib.

is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of with a population of about 4 million as of 2020. forms a great base for exploring the country and does, despite popular belief, hold a few items of interest to the traveler.

Neighborhood
is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in . It is located outside of the Abdali area district of . is situated 10 km northwest of Al-Rajib.

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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