Wādī Abū Ţārah
Wādī Abū Ţārah is a wadi in Balqa Governorate, Jordan. Wādī Abū Ţārah is situated nearby to the village Fuheis, as well as near the locality Khirbat al ‘Unnāb.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wadi Shuʿeib.
Wadi Shuʿeib
Peak
Photo: Adeeb Atwan, CC BY 3.0.
Wadi Shueib, Arabic for the Valley of Jethro and properly Wadi Shuʿeib but with many variant romanisations, is a wadi in Jordan. 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 Jordan River. Wadi Shuʿeib is situated 4 km west of Wādī Abū Ţārah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salt and Baqa’a camp.
Salt
Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
As-Salt, also known as Salt, is an ancient trading city and administrative centre in west-central Jordan. It is on the old main highway leading from Amman to Jerusalem.
Baqa’a camp
Village
The Baqa'a refugee camp, first created in 1968, lies in Balqa Governorate, 20 km north of the Jordanian capital Amman, and is home to around 100,000 Palestinian refugees who are registered as such with the United Nations. Baqa’a camp is situated 9 km northeast of Wādī Abū Ţārah.
Wadi Al Seer
Suburb
Wadi Al-Seer or Wadi as-Seer is a valley west of Amman, which gave its name to one of the twenty-two districts of the Greater Amman Municipality in Jordan. Wadi Al Seer is situated 9 km southeast of Wādī Abū Ţārah.
Wādī Abū Ţārah
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wādī Abū Ṭāra” and “Wadi Abu Tarah”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.02233° or 32° 1′ 20″ northLongitude
35.77016° or 35° 46′ 13″ eastElevation
737 metres (2,418 feet)Open location code
8G4Q2QCC+W3GeoNames ID
250891
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In Other Languages
“Wādī Abū Ţārah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي أبو طارة”
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Localities in the Area
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