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Sakhrah Destination Guide

Delve into Sakhrah in Jordan

Sakhrah in the region of Irbid with its 10,616 residents is a city in Jordan - some 29 mi or ( 47 km ) North of Amman , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sakhrah

Current time in Sakhrah is now 10:18 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Khirbat Ras al Madinah, and Khirbat 'Afna. While being here, 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. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Sakhrah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Bagpipers in an old theater in Jerash (Jordan)

2:05 min by Xavier Thiriaux
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Koncert Jordániában (Magna Cum Lauda, Illényi Katica, Pflum Orsi) - 2012.11.01. - Jerash

3:56 min by 6traveller1
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Az Anubis Travel "Éneklő vándor" című produkciójának különlegessége az, hogy elsőrangú magyar művészeket egyedülálló történelmi helyszínen csodálhatunk meg, nyaralással egybekötve. Az első koncert hel ..


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

1:53 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 249 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Andremaheux's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these ..

Jarash - Jordan My Movie.mpg

9:30 min by Mircea Costiniuc
Views: 203 Rating: 5.00

City in Jordan Considered as one of the most important and best preserved Roman cities in the Middle East. Inhabited since the Bronze Age. Conquered by the Romans when he reached great prosperity. Und ..


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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 3 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 8 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 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Jerash Governorate

Ajloun Forest Reserve

The Ajloun Forest Reserve is a nature reserve located in the Ajloun Governorate in north-west Jordan. Established by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature in 1988 in the area around the village of Umm Al-Yanabi, it comprises an area of 13 square kilometres . The reserve is houses a captive breeding programme for the locally extinct roe deer and has been declared an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International. There are also a number of hiking trails for tourists.

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Located at 32.38 35.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Ajloun Governorate, Tourism in Jordan

Ain Janna

Ain Janna is a village is located in the Ajloun Governorate in the north-western part of Jordan. The name is Arabic for Spring of Paradise: Ain is a spring (of water), and Janna is Paradise. The name was supposedly given to the village due to the abundance of water springs and apparent availability of water in the village and its surroundings. As a matter of fact, Ain Janna still has some springs, causing its landscape to be green and crystal clear.

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Located at 32.34 35.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Geography of Jordan, Populated places in the Ajloun Governorate, Tourism in Jordan

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Sakhrah

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