Umm al Khirwa‘
in Irbid Governorate, Jordan
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Ben Ya'akov Airport (26 mi) - Haifa International Airport (35 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (42 mi) - Kiryat Shmona Airport (43 mi)
- Amman-Marka International Airport (49 mi)
- Sde Dov Airport (58 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (58 mi)
- Queen Alia International Airport (65 mi)
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Damascus International Airport (77 mi) -
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (85 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Ancient City of Bosra (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
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Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 66 mi) - Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Miẕpé Gilboa‘ (observation point, (14 mi)
- Miẕpé Yammim (observation point, (25 mi)
- Miẕpé Elot (observation point, (7 mi)
- Miẕpor Ẕipporim Ha’Ammud (observation point, (20 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 32.600 and 35.600 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 32° 35' 59" and E 35° 35' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dinar - JOD
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:06 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Amman
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:56 am and 7:14 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Jordan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Jordan. Last Update: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Discover Umm al Khirwa‘
Umm al Khirwa‘ in Irbid Governorate is a city in Jordan about 49 mi (or 79 km) north-west of Amman, the country's capital city.
Local time in Umm al Khirwa‘ is now 10:06 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Amman with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Umm al Khirwa‘, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Ben Ya'akov Airport in Israel in a distance of 26 mi (or 42 km). The closest airport in Jordan is King Hussein Air College in a distance of 42 mi (or 42 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba in Israel at a distance of 24 mi (or 39 km). The closest in Jordan is Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) in a distance of 78 mi (or 39 km), West. We discovered 4 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ash Shunah ash Shamaliyah, Kafr Asad, At Tayyibah, Dayr Abi Sa`id and Fiq. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 34°C / 94 °F
| Morning Temperature | 20°C / 69 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 35°C / 94 °F |
| Night Temperature | 25°C / 76 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 14% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
35°C (96 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
27°C (81 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
24°C (75 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Spa Village
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Island of Peace
The Island of Peace is an Israeli-Jordanian park at the confluence of the Jordan River and Yarmouk River, on the border between Israel and Jordan. Pinhas Rutenberg's Naharayim hydroelectric power station can be seen from here.
Island of Peace massacre
The Island of Peace massacre was a Mass murder attack that occurred at the Island of Peace site in Naharayim on March 13, 1997 in which a Jordanian soldier opened fire at a large group of Israeli schoolgirls from the AMIT Fuerst School in Beit Shemesh who were on a class field trip, killing seven of them and injuring six others.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Umm al Khirwa‘.
- Ash Shunah ash Shamaliyah
- Kafr Asad
- At Tayyibah
- Dayr Abi Sa`id
- Fiq
- Samma ar Rawsan
- Al Mazar ash Shamali
- `Irjan
- Irbid
- 'Ajlun
- Al Hisn
- Al Butayhah
- Nazareth
- Kufrinjah
- Ash Shajarah
- Sakhrah
- Dayr `Alla
- Ar Ramtha
- Burma
- Tasil
- Jarash
- Al Muzayrib
- Al Khushniyah
- As Subayhi
- Al Mastabah
- Dar'a
- `Allan
- Hawsha
- Nawa
- Manshiyat Bani Hasan
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Qaryat Umm al Khirwa‘, Um el Khirwa‘, Um Kharwa, Um el Kharwa‘, Umm Kharwa, Umm al Khirwa‘
