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Explore Jerash in Jordan

Jerash in the region of Irbid with its 27,046 inhabitants is a town in Jordan - some 23 mi or ( 36 km ) North of Amman , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Jerash is now 05:37 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Sakhrah, and Khirbat ash Shawahid. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nicosia . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Jerash ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Jerash Jordan 2009

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Bagpipers in an old theater in Jerash (Jordan)

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Welcome to Jordan

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10-days trip to Jordan. We were part of a Bedouin family, spending the nights in the desert. We were part of the landscape while sitting on donkeys and camels. We were real tourists, looking at the mo ..

Jarash - Jordan My Movie.mpg

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City in Jordan Considered as one of the most important and best preserved Roman cities in the Middle East. Inhabited since the Bronze Age. Conquered by the Romans when he reached great prosperity. Und ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Jerash Governorate

Jerash is one of the governorates of Jordan; it is located north of Amman, Jordan's capital. It carrys the name of its capital and largest city, Jerash City. Jerash Governorate has the smallest area of the 12 governorates of Jordan, yet it has the second highest density in Jordan after Irbid Governorate. Jerash Governorate is ranked 7th by population.

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Located at 32.28 35.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Governorates of Jordan, Jerash Governorate

Jerash

Jerash, the Gerasa of Antiquity, is the capital and largest city of Jerash Governorate (محافظة جرش), which is situated in the north of Jordan, 48 kilometres north of the capital Amman towards Syria. Jerash Governorate's geographical features vary from cold mountains to fertile valleys from 250 to 300 metres (to ft) above sea level, suitable for growing a wide variety of crops.

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Located at 32.27 35.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Jordan, Decapolis, Former populated places in Southwest Asia, Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan, Populated places established in the 4th millennium BC, Populated places in the Jerash Governorate, Roman towns and cities in Jordan

Souf

Souf (سوف) 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. The total population of Souf exceeds 14,000 people, while it covers a wide area of agricultural land considered the widest in Jerash. For many centuries, Souf belonged to al-Meradh region; which has been called المعراض in Arabic because it defeated Bedouins used to attack on north Jordan during the 19th century.

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Located at 32.31 35.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Jerash Governorate

Souf refugee 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 (UNRWA), there was 21,900 people living in the camp in 2005, of which 20,530 were registered refugees.

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Located at 32.31 35.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan, Populated places established in 1967

Sakib

Sakib, is a Jordanian town in the northern corner of the country, a distance of 8 kilometers (5 mi) to the west of the city of Jerash, And 39 kilometers (24 mi) to the north of the city of Amman. Sakib is located on the highway which connects Jerash and Ajloun. It is close to several mountains overlooking the capital, Amman, as well as the province of Jerash and most of the province's villages.

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Located at 32.28 35.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Jerash Governorate

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Jerash

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