Faqāris

Faqāris is a locality in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. Faqāris is situated nearby to the locality Kurayyimah, as well as near Mushayyamnīyāt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hemdat and Deir Alla.

Hemdat

Village

Photo: NumberOne, GFDL.

Hemdat is a community Israeli settlement in the West Bank located near the Palestinian hamlet of Khirbet Makhoul, in the Jordan River Valley on a plain at an altitude of 178 metres along the Allon Road in the municipal jurisdiction of the Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Hemdat is situated 7 km west of Faqāris.

Deir Alla

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Deir Alla is the site of an ancient Near Eastern town in Balqa Governorate, Jordan. The Deir Alla Inscription, datable to ca. 840–760 BCE, was found here. Deir Alla is situated 8 km south of Faqāris.

Brosh HaBik’a

Hamlet

Photo: Pinhas stern, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brosh HaBik’a is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northwest of Faqāris.

Faqāris

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Faqaris”
Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.2643° or 32° 15′ 52″ north

Longitude

35.60335° or 35° 36′ 12″ east

Elevation

-201 metres (-659 feet)

Open location code

8G4Q7J73+P8

GeoNames ID

11129558

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In Other Languages

“Faqāris” goes by many names.

Arabic: “فقارس”

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