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Kharja Destination Guide

Explore Kharja in Jordan

Kharja in the region of Irbid with its 5,498 inhabitants is a place in Jordan - some 49 mi or ( 78 km ) North of Amman , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kharja

Time in Kharja is now 12:39 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Ash Shajarah, and Irbid. Since you are here already, consider visiting Nicosia . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kharja ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Al-Rafeed

0:49 min by xhail77
Views: 1828 Rating: 5.00

Country Drive home ..

small earh and gaint stars

1:34 min by tamerkh1
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could you imagine that size of stars!! ..


Ezreet, North of Irbid, Jordan

2:31 min by xhail77
Views: 448 Rating: 5.00

Country side..Sorry for the low res ..

jps trip to umm qias and wadi arab dam.wmv

11:26 min by raedbali
Views: 434 Rating: 5.00

رحلة الجمعية الاردنية للتصوير الى منطقة ام قيس وسد وادي العرب يوم الجمعة الموافق 2011/4/1 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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")

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Located at 32.68 35.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek cities, Ancient Greek sites in Jordan, Archaeological sites in Jordan, Former populated places in Jordan, Hellenistic colonies, Titular sees in Asia

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.

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Located at 32.68 35.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Jordan, Archaeological sites in Jordan, Former populated places in Jordan, Hebrew Bible places, Hellenistic colonies, Torah places

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.

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Located at 32.68 35.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Decapolis, Former populated places in Southwest Asia, Populated places in Jordan, Roman towns and cities in Jordan

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.

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Located at 32.62 35.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Irbid Governorate

Dion, Jordan

Dion (alternatively Adun, Idoun, or Aydoun) is the name of an ancient city, which was a member of the Decapolis during the classical period. The exact location of the city is still disputed, but is thought to be a site site near Al Hisn currently known as Aydoun, around the city of Irbid in Jordan.

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Located at 32.60 35.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Decapolis, Former populated places in Jordan, Roman towns and cities in Syria

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Kharja