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Explore Al Madwar in Jordan

Al Madwar in the region of Mafraq is a town in Jordan - some 23 mi or ( 37 km ) North of Amman , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Al Madwar is now 03:11 AM (Thursday) . 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 ad Duqmussah. 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 Al Madwar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Lost City of Petra

4:56 min by HSFAFilmClips
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A silent color film sequence on the hidden city of Petra c. 1966 from "Lost City of Petra" from Hal, Halla and David Linker's television travelogue series, "Three Wonders of the World". Petra is a UNE ..

Jerash Jordan 2009

7:42 min by suurt
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Jerash, Jordan ..


Bagpipers in an old theater in Jerash (Jordan)

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Welcome to Jordan

4:42 min by AleksandraManko
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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 ..


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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 9 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 10 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 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Jerash Governorate

Kufr Khall

Kufr Khall, (also written Kufur Khall, Kufr Khal), is a town in the north of Jordan, in the Jerash Governorate. The origin of its name, is from Syriac kafr meaning the village or the country and from Arabic khall that means vinegar, or more generally, grape. So the words Kufr Khall stand for 'the village of grapes'. Effectively, Kufr Khall is still famous nowadays for its well-known grapes production.

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Located at 32.37 35.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Jerash Governorate

Mafraq

for the village in Saudi Arabia see Mafraq, Saudi Arabia Mafraq Cityمدينة المفرق —  City  — The Tank Circle in Mafraq Official seal of Mafraq City Mafraq is located in JordanMafraq CityMafraq City Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32|16|0|N|36|09|20|E|type:city(56340)_region:JO | |name= }} Country Jordan Province Mafraq Governorate Municipality established 1945 Government  • Mayor Abdullah yarqan Area  • City 14 km  • Metro 128 km Elevation 700 m Population (2004)  • City 56,340  • Metro 122,000 Time zone GMT +2  • Summer  +3 Area code(s) +(962)2 Website http://www.

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Located at 32.35 36.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Mafraq Governorate