Rukban

Rukban is an arid remote area in northeast adjacent to the Jordan–Syria border, and close to the with . The area became in 2014 one of the crossing points for Syrian refugees fleeing the Syrian Civil War.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Residential area
  • Description: area in no man’s land
  • Also known as: “Rakban”, “Rikban”, and “Rukban IDP Camp”

Rukban

Latitude
33.3139° or 33° 18′ 50″ north
Longitude
38.6703° or 38° 40′ 13″ east
Population
50,000
Elevation
200 metres (656 feet)
Open location code
8G5W8M7C+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 492763666
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
11428685
Wiki­data ID
Q24896685
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Rukban” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الرُّقبان”
  • Arabic: “الركبان”
  • Arabic: “الرُّكبان”
  • Dutch: “Rukban”
  • French: “Rukban”
  • German: “Rukban”
  • Greek: “Ρουκμπάν”
  • Hebrew: “רוקבן”
  • Irish: “Rukban”
  • Russian: “Рукбан”
  • Russian: “Эр-Рукбан”

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