Middle East
Jordan
Irbid Governorate

Abū az Zayt

Abū az Zayt is a ruin in , . Abū az Zayt is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the town .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Irbid and Irbid camp.

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is a city in northern , some 88 km north of the capital . Archaeological evidence reveals that has been settled since the Bronze Age.

Neighborhood
is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in . It is located outside of . It was one of the four camps founded in Jordan to accommodate the refugees of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight, the others being , and . is situated 3 km northeast of Abū az Zayt.

Town
is the name of a city in in . Some writers associate the town with the ancient city of Dium, one of the cities of the Decapolis, but this is disputed. It had a population of 63,244 as of 2018. is situated 5 km southeast of Abū az Zayt.

Abū az Zayt

Latitude
32.5466° or 32° 32′ 48″ north
Longitude
35.82413° or 35° 49′ 27″ east
Elevation
478 metres (1,568 feet)
Open location code
8G4QGRWF+JM
Geo­Names ID
251025
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