Jerash
Jerash, a city in northern Jordan, is famous for its Roman ruins. The archaeological site is popular for tourists, second only to Petra.
- Town with about 50,700 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 600 metres (1,970 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Gerasa”
- Description: city in Jordan
- Also known as“Djerash”“Jerasa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Temple of Artemis and Oval Forum.
The Temple of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis at Gerasa is a Roman peripteral temple in Jerash, Jordan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Souf camp and Jerash camp.
Jerash camp
Village
Jerash camp, known locally as Gaza camp, is one of the… Jerash camp is situated 4 km southwest of Jerash.
Jerash
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Latitude
32.2812° or 32° 16′ 52″ north
Longitude
35.901° or 35° 54′ 4″ east
Open location code
8G4Q7WJ2+FC
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Jerash” goes by many names.
JerashAlbanian
XherashAlbanian
جحفيةArabic
جرشArabic
مدينة جرشArabic
ՋարաշArmenian
JerashAsturian
JeraxBasque
ДжарашBelarusian
GèrasaCatalan
GerashCatalan
JerashCatalan
傑拉什Chinese
杰拉什Chinese
DžarašCzech
GerasaDutch
GerashDutch
JerashDutch
جرشEgyptian Arabic
ĜeraŝEsperanto
JarashEstonian
JerashEstonian
GerasaFinnish
JerashFinnish
XerasaGalician
ΓέρασαGreek
ΤζεράςGreek
אנטיוכיה על נהר הזהבHebrew
ג’רשHebrew
גרסהHebrew
जेराशHindi
DzserasHungarian
GerasaHungarian
JerashIndonesian
JarashItalian
JerashItalian
ゲラサJapanese
ジェラシュJapanese
ジェラッシュJapanese
ジャラシュJapanese
Джараш қаласыKazakh
제라시Korean
DžarašasLithuanian
DžerašasLithuanian
GerasaLithuanian
JerashMalay
ജെറാഷ്Malayalam
ჯერაშიMingrelian
जेरासNepali
JerashNorwegian
FarashNorwegian Bokmål
GerasaNorwegian Bokmål
JerashNorwegian Bokmål
JerashNorwegian Nynorsk
جرشPersian
DżaraszPolish
DżeraszPolish
GerazaPolish
JerashPolish
JerashRomanian
ДжарашRussian
ДжерашRussian
ЏерашSerbian
DžerašSerbo-Croatian
GerasaSerbo-Croatian
JerashSerbo-Croatian
DżaraszSilesian
DžerašSlovenian
GerasaSlovenian
JarashSwedish
JerashSwedish
JerashTagalog
ҶарашTajik
Җараш каласыTatar
ญะร็อชThai
CeraşTurkish
ДжерашUkrainian
جرشUrdu
GerasWelsh
GerazWelsh
GeresaWelsh
JarashWelsh
JerashWelsh
ԺարաշWestern Armenian
ՃարաշWestern Armenian
جرشWestern Panjabi
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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