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Qafqafa Destination Guide

Touring Qafqafa in Jordan

Qafqafa in the region of Irbid with its 4,402 citizens is a city located in Jordan - some 27 mi or ( 44 km ) North of Amman , the country's capital city .

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Time in Qafqafa is now 01:08 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Sakhrah, and Raymun. Being here already, consider visiting Nicosia . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Qafqafa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Among the best preserved roman ruins in the world Andremaheux's photos around Jerash, Jordan

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Jerash Ruins - Jerash, Jordan

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Jerash and Ajloun Castle Ashleyheacock's photos around Jerash, Jordan (jordan muslim castles)

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Ancient City of Um Quays Philiphannis's photos around Um Qays, Jordan (how to pronouns qays)

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Interesting facts about this location

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 6 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 7 km away
Tags: Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan, Populated places established in 1967

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 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Jerash 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 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

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Qafqafa

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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.