Al Waşfīyah
Al Waşfīyah is a locality in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. Al Waşfīyah is situated nearby to the locality Abū Ḩamīdah, as well as near Minţaqat al Bāriḩah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irbid camp and Irbid.
Irbid camp
Neighborhood
Irbid Camp is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Irbid. It was one of the four camps founded in Jordan to accommodate the refugees of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight, the others being Jabal el-Hussein camp, Al-Wehdat refugee camp and Zarqa Camp. Irbid camp is situated 4 km east of Al Waşfīyah.
Irbid
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Irbid is a city in northern Jordan, some 88 km north of the capital Amman. Archaeological evidence reveals that Irbid has been settled since the Bronze Age.
Aydoun
Town
Aydoun is the name of a city in Irbid Governorate in Jordan. 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. Aydoun is situated 8 km southeast of Al Waşfīyah.
Al Waşfīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Wasfiyah”
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.56997° or 32° 34′ 12″ northLongitude
35.80611° or 35° 48′ 22″ eastElevation
506 metres (1,660 feet)Open location code
8G4QHR94+XCGeoNames ID
11129592
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In Other Languages
“Al Waşfīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الوصفية”
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