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Sarrut in the region of Zarqa is a town in Jordan - some 13 mi or ( 21 km ) North of Amman , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Sarrut is now 02:45 PM (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, Homs, Damascus, Latakia, and Sarrut. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nicosia . We saw 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 Sarrut ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Lost City of Petra

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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 ..

Niezwykły Świat - Izrael - Jerycho - Góra Kuszenia

1:59 min by videoirek
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Na północ od Jerycha położona jest słynna Góra Kuszenia, miejsce zgodnie z tradycją biblijną, gdzie był kuszony Pan Jezus przez szatana w trakcie czterdziestodniowego postu i pobytu na pustyni. ..


Inside Story-Annapolis:Middle East peace deal-26Nov07-Pt 1

12:18 min by AlJazeeraEnglish
Views: 1476 Rating: 4.82

Diplomats from Arab leagues and nations descend on America's city for peace deal. ..

Jerash Jordan 2009

7:42 min by suurt
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Jerash, Jordan ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Baqa'a

The Baqa'a refugee camp, first created in 1968, lies 20 km north of the Jordanian capital Amman, and is home to around 80,100 Palestinians who are registered as such with the United Nations, making it the largest camp in Jordan. Baqa'a was one of six camps set up in Jordan in 1968 to house the Palestinians who left the West Bank and Gaza Strip during the 1967 Arab Israeli war. Between June 1967 and February 1968, residents were housed in temporary camps in the Jordan valley.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.07 35.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan, Populated places established in 1968

Zarqa

Az-Zarqāʔ is a city in Jordan located to the northeast of Amman. Zarqa is the capital of Zarqa Governorate (Arabic محافظة الزرقاء Muħāfazat az-Zarqā). Its name means "the blue one".

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Located at 32.08 36.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan, Populated places in the Zarqa Governorate

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 15 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 16 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

King Talal Dam

The King Talal Dam is a large dam in the hills of northern Jordan, across the Zarqa River. The King Talal dam was started in 1971, with the original construction being completed in 1977. In 1984, to meet the country's increased water demands, work to raise the dam further was begun, a project that was completed in 1988 at a cost of $90 million. The dam is named after King Talal of Jordan, a monarch who briefly reigned from July 20, 1951 to August 11, 1952.

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Located at 32.19 35.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1977, Dams in Jordan, Geography of Jordan

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