Yarmuk
The Yarmuk River is the largest tributary of the Jordan River. It runs in Jordan, Syria and Israel, and drains much of the Hauran plateau. Its main tributaries are the wadis of 'Allan and Ruqqad from the north, Ehreir and Zeizun from the east.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Syria, Jordan, and Israel
- Also known as: “Al-Yarmuk”, “Hieromax”, “Hieromiakos”, “Iarmuk”, “Iarmuq”, “Jarmoek”, “Jarmouk”, “Rio yarmouk”, “Rio Yarmuk”, “Yarmukh”, “Yarmuq”, “הירמוך”, “נהר הירמוך”, “נחל הירמוך”, “وادي اليرموك”, “ヤルムク川”, and “雅爾木克河”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Al Baqoura and Jisr el-Majami.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashdot Ya’akov Ihud and Ashdot Ya’akov Meuhad.
Ashdot Ya’akov Meuhad
Village
Gesher
Village
Yarmuk
- Categories: river, border river, and body of water
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.6401° or 32° 38′ 24″ north
Longitude
35.57339° or 35° 34′ 24″ east
Elevation
-234 metres (-768 feet)
Open location code
8G4QJHRF+29
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Yarmuk” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kultura Jarmuk”
- Arabic: “نهر اليرموك”
- Armenian: “Յարմուք”
- Asturian: “Ríu Yarmouk”
- Basque: “Yarmuk (ibaia)”
- Basque: “Yarmuk”
- Bengali: “ইয়ারমুক নদী”
- Bulgarian: “Ярмук”
- Catalan: “Yarmuk”
- Cebuano: “Yarmouk River”
- Chinese: “雅莫科河”
- Chuvash: “Ярмук”
- Czech: “Jarmúk”
- Danish: “Yarmuk”
- Dutch: “Jarmuk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اليرموك”
- Esperanto: “Jarmuk”
- Estonian: “Yarmūk”
- Finnish: “Jarmuk”
- French: “Yarmouk”
- German: “Jarmuk”
- Greek: “Γιαρμούκ”
- Greek: “Ιερομύαξ”
- Hebrew: “ירמוך”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Yarmouk”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Yarmuk”
- Irish: “Abhainn Yarmouk”
- Italian: “Yarmuk”
- Japanese: “ヤルムーク川”
- Korean: “야르무크강”
- Latin: “Hieromyces”
- Lithuanian: “Jarmukas”
- Macedonian: “Јармук”
- Malay: “Sungai Yarmuk”
- Malayalam: “യർമൂക്ക് നദി”
- Minangkabau: “Batang Yarmuk”
- Minangkabau: “Sungai Yarmuk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jarmuk”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Yarmouk”
- Norwegian: “Jarmuk”
- Persian: “رود یرموک”
- Polish: “Jarmuk”
- Portuguese: “Rio Jarmuque”
- Romanian: “Râul Yarmouk”
- Romanian: “Yarmuk”
- Russian: “Ярмук”
- Serbian: “Јармук”
- Slovak: “Jarmúk”
- Slovenian: “Jarmuk”
- Spanish: “Río Yarmuk”
- Swedish: “Yarmuk”
- Turkish: “Yermuk Nehri”
- Turkish: “Yermük”
- Ukrainian: “Ярмук”
- Urdu: “دریائے یرموک”
- Welsh: “Afon Yarmouk”
- Western Frisian: “Jarmûk”
- Western Panjabi: “دریاۓ یرموک”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Naharayim and Al Bāqūrah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Agan Naharayim and Shmurat Yarmukh.
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