Al Arayes Lake
Al-Arayes Pond or Al-ʿAra'is Pond is a natural water body located in the village of Malka, within the Bani Kinanah district of Irbid Governorate in northern Jordan.- Type: Body of water
- Description: Pond in Bani Kinanah district, Jordan
- Also known as: “Al-Ara’is Pond” and “Al-ʿAra’is Pond”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hamat Gader and Yad LaShiv’a.
Hamat Gader
Park
Photo: Yarin Kirchen, CC BY 2.0.
Hamat Gader is a hot springs site in the Yarmuk River valley, located in an area under Israeli control, near the Golan Heights and the border with Jordan. Hamat Gader is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Arayes Lake.
Yad LaShiv’a
Memorial
Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yad LaShiv’a is a memorial, which is situated 4 km southwest of Al Arayes Lake.
Al-Hamma Station
Building
Al-Hamma Station is a building, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Arayes Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mevo Hama and Umm Qais.
Mevo Hama
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mevo Hama is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. Mevo Hama is situated 5 km northwest of Al Arayes Lake.
Umm Qais
Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Umm Qais, also known as Qays, is a town in northern Jordan principally known for its proximity to the ruins of the ancient Gadara. It is the largest city in the Bani Kinanah Department and Irbid Governorate in the extreme northwest of the country, near Jordan's borders with Israel and Syria.
Malka
Town
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Malka is a town in Irbid Governorate, Jordan, within Bani Kinanah District. Official locality tables published by the Department of Statistics list Malka among the localities of Irbid. Malka is situated 6 km southeast of Al Arayes Lake.
Al Arayes Lake
- Category: artificial pond
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.70382° or 32° 42′ 14″ northLongitude
35.69725° or 35° 41′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8G4QPM3W+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 118356305OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q25453924
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In Other Languages
“Al Arayes Lake” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بركة العرائس”
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Highlights include مزرعة نحل Bees farm and Nahal Meitsar Nature Reserve.
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