Al-Husn

Al-Husn is a town in northern , located 65 km north of , and about 7 km south of . It has a population of 35,085. The region has fertile soil which along with the moderate climate allows the growing of high quality crops.
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  • Type: Town with 35,100 residents
  • Description: town in Irbid Governorate, Jordan
  • Also known as: “Al Hisn”, “Al Ḩişn”, “Al Husn”, “El Husn”, “Hisn”, “Husn”, “Ель-Хусн”, “Хусн”, “Хусун”, “حصن”, “منطقة الحصن”, “منطقه الحصن”, and “هيبوس”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Husn Camp and Aydoun.

Village
or Al-Husn Camp, known locally as Martyr… is situated 3 km southeast of Al-Husn.

Town
is the name of a city in in . is situated 3½ km northwest of Al-Husn.

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in northern , some 88 km north of the capital .

Al-Husn

Latitude
32.48778° or 32° 29′ 16″ north
Longitude
35.88° or 35° 52′ 48″ east
Population
35,100
Elevation
639 metres (2,096 feet)
Open location code
8G4QFVQH+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 802833345
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
250675
Wiki­data ID
Q3696209
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Al-Husn” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Al Husn”
  • Arabic: “الحصن”
  • Asturian: “Al Husn”
  • Dutch: “Al Husn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الحصن”
  • Finnish: “Al-Hisn (Jordania)”
  • Finnish: “Al-Hisn”
  • French: “Al Husn”
  • French: “Husn”
  • German: “Husn”
  • Greek: “Αλ Χουσούν”
  • Hebrew: “אל חיסן”
  • Mazanderani: “الحصن”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al Husun”
  • Persian: “الحصن”
  • Polish: “Al-Hisn”
  • Romanian: “Al Husn”
  • Russian: “Эль-Хаусон”
  • Russian: “Эль-Хусн”
  • Spanish: “Al Husun”
  • Turkish: “El Husun”
  • Ukrainian: “Ель-Хусун”
  • Western Panjabi: “الحصن”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Khirbat Rakisa and Wadi al Ain.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Latin Church and Alhusson Cemetery.

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