Abu Laila

Abu Laila is a locality in , and has an elevation of 935 metres. Abu Laila is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Khirbet Yajouz.

Archaeological site
Photo: Yazan Al-Hajjaj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site in Shafa Badran area, located 11 km northeast of , Jordan. An ancient Roman city was built on the site around the 4th century CE.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jabal el-Hussein camp and Baqa’a camp.

Neighborhood
is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in . It is located outside of the Abdali area district of . is situated 6 km southeast of Abu Laila.

Village
The Baqa'a refugee camp, first created in 1968, lies in , 20 km north of the capital , and is home to around 100,000 Palestinian refugees who are registered as such with the United Nations. is situated 8 km northwest of Abu Laila.

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of with a population of about 4 million as of 2020. forms a great base for exploring the country and does, despite popular belief, hold a few items of interest to the traveler.

Abu Laila

Latitude
32.02027° or 32° 1′ 13″ north
Longitude
35.89753° or 35° 53′ 51″ east
Elevation
935 metres (3,068 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q2VCX+42
Geo­Names ID
12104776
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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Umm Ḩulaylīfah and ‘Ayn Yājūz.

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