Ain Um al Sharayit
Ain Um al Sharayit is a spring in Jerash Governorate, Jordan. Ain Um al Sharayit is situated nearby to the mosque ابو هريرة, as well as near the village Jerash camp.Places of Interest Nearby
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 northwest of Ain Um al Sharayit.
Oval Forum
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oval Forum is situated 2½ km northwest of Ain Um al Sharayit.
Temple of Zeus
Ruins
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
Temple of Zeus is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Ain Um al Sharayit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jerash and Jerash camp.
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 5 km west of Ain Um al Sharayit.
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. Souf camp is situated 6 km northwest of Ain Um al Sharayit.
Ain Um al Sharayit
- Type: Spring
- Also known as: “‘Ain Um esh Sharāyit”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Jerash Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.26667° or 32° 16′ northLongitude
35.91667° or 35° 55′ eastOpen location code
8G4Q7W88+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 802915989OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Ain Um al Sharayit” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عين أم الشرائط”
- French: “Ain Um al Sharayit”
- German: “Ain Um al Sharayit”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ابو هريرة and اليرموك.
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