🏛️ Umm Al-Jimāl

Jordan · Asia · Cultural · 32.33°N, 36.37°E

Umm el-Jimal, also rendered as Umm ej Jemāl, Umm al-Jimal or Umm idj-Djimal, is a village in northern Jordan approximately 17 kilometers east of Mafraq. It is primarily notable for the substantial ruins of a Byzantine and early Islamic town which are clearly visible above the ground, as well as an older Roman village located to the southwest of the Byzantine ruins.

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Quick facts

Country	Jordan
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	32.33°N, 36.37°E · view on map

Umm Al-Jimāl is a cultural World Heritage site in Jordan, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Umm Al-Jimāl was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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