Yarmouk Forest Reserve
Yarmouk Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. Yarmouk Forest Reserve is situated nearby to the village Khirbat al Kursi, as well as near the locality Shib Abi al Ghaziyat.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gadara and Umm Qais Museum.
Gadara
Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gadara, in some texts Gedaris, was an ancient Hellenistic city in what is now Jordan, for a long time member of the Decapolis city league, a former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see.
Umm Qais Museum
Museum
The Umm Qais Museum is museum in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. The museum is dedicated to exhibiting and conserving artifacts from the archeological site of Umm Qais.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Umm Qais and Malka.
Umm Qais
Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Umm Qais, also known as Qays, is a town in northern Jordan principally known for its proximity to the ruins of the ancient Gadara. It is the largest city in the Bani Kinanah Department and Irbid Governorate in the extreme northwest of the country, near Jordan's borders with Israel and Syria.
Malka
Town
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Malka is a Jordanian town located in the north of Irbid. It is one of the largest villages in Bani Kinanah Department. It has fertile soil and abundant springs.
Mevo Hamma
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mevo Hama is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. Mevo Hamma is situated 8 km northwest of Yarmouk Forest Reserve.
Yarmouk Forest Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: forest reserve in Jordan
- Categories: forest reserve and recreation area
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.67646° or 32° 40′ 35″ northLongitude
35.71006° or 35° 42′ 36″ eastElevation
168 metres (551 feet)Operator
RSCNOpen location code
8G4QMPG6+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 468978209OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
11185648Wikidata ID
Q12241375
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Yarmouk Forest Reserve” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “محمية اليرموك الطبيعية”
- Arabic: “محمية غابات اليرموك”
- Arabic: “محمية نهر اليرموك”
- French: “réserve forestière de Yarmouk”
- French: “Réserve forestière de Yarmouk”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Al Tasah and Ayn Atiyah.
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