Deir ell Leyat
Deir ell Leyat is a village in Jerash Governorate, Jordan. Deir ell Leyat is situated nearby to the locality Wadi Suf, as well as near the village Souf 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.
Synagogue-Church at Gerasa
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Synagogue-Church at Gerasa in northwestern Jordan was originally an ancient Byzantine era synagogue that was later converted to a church. It is located within the Decapolis city of Gerasa and is situated on high ground that overlooks the Temple of Artemis at Gerasa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Souf camp and Jerash.
Souf camp
Village
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.
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.
Jerash camp
Village
Jerash camp, known locally as Gaza camp, is one of the ten officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located five kilometres from the Roman ruins of Jerash. Jerash camp is situated 3½ km south of Deir ell Leyat.
Deir ell Leyat
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Deir ell-Leyat”
- Category: locality
- Location: Jerash Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.2949° or 32° 17′ 42″ northLongitude
35.87555° or 35° 52′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8G4Q7VVG+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 802839269OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Deir ell Leyat” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير الليات”
- French: “Deir ell Leyat”
- German: “Deir ell Leyat”
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