Civil Defense Center
Civil Defense Center is an administrative facility in Jerash Governorate, Jordan. Civil Defense Center is situated nearby to the ruins The Temple of Artemis, as well as near Oval Forum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Temple of Artemis and Oval Forum.
The Temple of Artemis
Ruins
The Temple of Artemis at Gerasa is a Roman peripteral temple in Jerash, Jordan. The temple was built in the middle of the highest of the two terraces of the sanctuary, in the core of the ancient city. The Temple of Artemis is situated 560 metres southwest of Civil Defense Center.
Oval Forum
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oval Forum is situated 1 km southwest of Civil Defense Center.
Temple of Zeus
Ruins
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
Temple of Zeus is a ruins, which is situated 1 km southwest of Civil Defense Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jerash and Souf camp.
Jerash
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jerash, a city in northern Jordan, is famous for its Roman ruins. The archaeological site is popular for tourists, second only to Petra.
Souf camp
Village
Souf Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp situated nearby the town of Souf and the city of Jerash in Jordan. According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, there was 21,900 people living in the camp in 2005, of which 20,530 were registered refugees. Souf camp is situated 3 km north of Civil Defense Center.
Jerash camp
Village
Jerash camp, known locally as Gaza camp, is one of the ten officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located five kilometres from the Roman ruins of Jerash. Jerash camp is situated 4 km southwest of Civil Defense Center.
Civil Defense Center
- Type: Administrative facility
- Also known as: “Markaz ad Difā‘ al Madanī”
- Category: government building
- Location: Jerash Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.28534° or 32° 17′ 7″ northLongitude
35.89537° or 35° 53′ 43″ eastElevation
577 metres (1,893 feet)Open location code
8G4Q7VPW+44GeoNames ID
11620044
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In Other Languages
“Civil Defense Center” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مركز الدفاع المدني”
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