Al Baqoura
Naharayim, historically the Jisr Majami area, is the area where the Yarmouk River flows into the Jordan River. It was the site of the "First Jordan Hydro-Electric Power House", constructed between 1927–33, and located near an ancient Roman bridge known as Jisr Majami.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: site in Jordan adjacent to the Israeli border, where the Yarmouk River flows into the Jordan River
- Also known as: “Baqoura”, “Naharayim”, and “الباقورة الأردنية”
- Address: الباقورة
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jisr el-Majami.
Jisr el-Majami
Ruins
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Jisr el-Majami or Jisr al-Mujamieh is an ancient stone bridge, possibly of Roman origin, over the Jordan River on the border between Israel and Jordan. Jisr el-Majami is situated 1½ km south of Al Baqoura.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashdot Ya’akov Ihud and Gesher.
Ashdot Ya’akov Ihud
Village
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Ashdot Ya'akov Ihud is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the south of the Sea of Galilee near the Jordanian border and covering 4,200 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 962.
Gesher
Village
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Gesher is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northeastern Israel. Founded in 1939 by Jewish refugees from Germany, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. Gesher is situated 2½ km southwest of Al Baqoura.
Ashdot Ya’akov Meuhad
Village
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Ashdot Ya'akov Meuhad is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the south of the Sea of Galilee near the Jordanian border and covering 4,300 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 903. Ashdot Ya’akov Meuhad is situated 3 km northeast of Al Baqoura.
Al Baqoura
- Categories: village, station, and transportation
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.63904° or 32° 38′ 21″ northLongitude
35.57073° or 35° 34′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8G4QJHQC+J7OpenStreetMap ID
node 6394563568OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationWikidata ID
Q20732813
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Al Baqoura” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الباقورة”
- Chinese: “巴古拉”
- Czech: “al-Bákúra”
- Czech: “Bákúra”
- Czech: “Baqoura”
- Czech: “Naharaim”
- Czech: “Naharajim”
- Czech: “Naharayim”
- Czech: “Tel Or”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الباقوره”
- French: “Baqoura”
- Hebrew: “נהריים”
- Italian: “Naharayim”
- Japanese: “ナハライム”
- Polish: “Baqoura”
- Spanish: “Baqura”
- Spanish: “Naharayim”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Peace Island, Naharayim park and Naharayim hydro power plant.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Al Baqoura”. Photo: AVRAMGR, CC BY-SA 3.0.