Abū ash Sha‘ar

Abū ash Sha‘ar is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,133 metres. Abū ash Sha‘ar is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kufr Khall and Souf.

Village
, is a town in the north of , in the . The origin of its name, is from Syriac kafr meaning the village or the country and from Arabic khall that means vinegar, or more generally, grape. is situated 5 km east of Abū ash Sha‘ar.

Town
Photo: Banimustafa, Public domain.
is a town in , , set over a series of mountains at an altitude of 1,000 meters. is situated 35 miles north of , the capital of Jordan. is situated 6 km south of Abū ash Sha‘ar.

Village
is a Palestinian refugee camp situated nearby the town of and the city of in . 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. is situated 8 km southeast of Abū ash Sha‘ar.

Abū ash Sha‘ar

Latitude
32.36487° or 32° 21′ 54″ north
Longitude
35.82541° or 35° 49′ 32″ east
Elevation
1,133 metres (3,717 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q9R7G+W5
Geo­Names ID
12141895
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Abū ash Sha‘ar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ابو الشعر”

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