Souf camp
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.- Type: Village
- Description: Palestinian refugee camp near Jerash in Jordan
- Also known as: “Souf Camp” and “Souf refugee camp”
Places of Interest
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 3 km south of Souf camp.
Temple of Zeus
Ruins
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
Temple of Zeus is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km south of Souf camp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jerash and Souf.
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
Town
Photo: Banimustafa, Public domain.
Souf is a town in Jerash Governorate, Jordan, set over a series of mountains at an altitude of 1,000 meters. Souf is situated 35 miles north of Amman, the capital of Jordan. Souf is situated 4½ km west of Souf camp.
Kufr Khall
Village
Kufr Khall, is a town in the north of Jordan, in the Jerash Governorate. 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. Kufr Khall is situated 5 km north of Souf camp.
Souf camp
- Categories: refugee camp, Palestinian refugee camp, and locality
- Location: Jerash Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.31011° or 32° 18′ 36″ northLongitude
35.88515° or 35° 53′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8G4Q8V6P+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 4746119280OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=refugee_siteOpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q7564089
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Souf camp” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مخيم سوف”
- Dutch: “Souf refugee camp”
- French: “camp de Souf”
- Persian: “اردوگاه سوف”
- Polish: “Muchajjam Suf”
- Portuguese: “Acampamento de Souf”
- Portuguese: “Campamento de Souf”
- Spanish: “Campamento de Souf”
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