Delve into Ar Rafid in Jordan
Ar Rafid in the region of Irbid is located in Jordan - some 52 mi or ( 84 km ) North of Amman , the country's capital .
Local time in Ar Rafid is now 07:33 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Fiq, Damascus, and Al Kuwayyah. While being here, you might want to check out Nicosia . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Ar Rafid ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Al-Rafeed
Country Drive home ..
The White Waterfall, Golan Heights, With People
The White Waterfall (Ha'Mapal Ha'Lavan), Golan Heights, with a loving couple in frame. ..
small earh and gaint stars
could you imagine that size of stars!! ..
Ezreet, North of Irbid, Jordan
Country side..Sorry for the low res ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Raphana
Raphana, in present-day north of Jordan, was a city of the Decapolis. It is thought to lie north of Umm Qais in the Abilene plain. The city was the base camp of the Roman legions Legio III Gallica and of Legio XII Fulminata.
Located at 32.68 35.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Abila (Decapolis)
Abila Dekapoleos – Abila in the Decapolis or Abila was an ancient city, near the Hieromax river in the Decapolis; the site is occupied by two tells and the village of Hartha, approximately 13 km north-northeast of Irbid, Jordan. The site is 25 km east of the Sea of Galilee and 4 km south of Wadi Yarmouk river. The name "Abila" is derived from the Semitic word Abel (in Hebrew, "meadow" and in Arabic, "green growth")
Located at 32.68 35.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Abila (Peraea)
Abila – also, Biblical: Abel-Shittim or Ha-Shittim (or simply Shittim) – was an ancient city east of the Jordan River in Moab, later Peraea, near Livias, about twelve km northeast of the north shore of the Dead Sea; the site is now that of Abil-ez-Zeit, Jordan. Abel-Shittim (Hebrew meaning "Meadow of the Acacias"), is found only in Num. xxxiii.49; but Ha-Shittim (Hebrew meaning "The Acacias"), evidently the same place, is mentioned in Num. xxv.1, Josh. iii.1, and Micah, vi.5.
Located at 32.68 35.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Marw, Jordan
The village of Murrow is one of the main villages in Irbid and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Murrow, a Jordanian village is located to the north-east of the city of Irbid, about 7 km to the east of the village of Beit Ras. And live by today is around 4500 people.
Located at 32.62 35.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Yarmouk River
The Yarmouk River is the largest tributary of the Jordan River. It drains much of the Hauran Plateau. It is one of three main tributaries which enter the Jordan between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. To the south, are the Jabbok/Zarqa and the Arnon/Wadi Mujib) rivers. The Yarmouk forms the border between Israel and Jordan close to the Jordan Valley and between Syria and Jordan further upstream. It is the southern boundary of the Golan Heights.
Located at 32.71 35.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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