Al Jawfah
in Balqa Governorate, Jordan
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Amman-Marka International Airport (22 mi) - Queen Alia International Airport (23 mi)
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Bar Yehuda Airfield (40 mi) - Ben Gurion International Airport (45 mi)
- King Hussein Air College (50 mi)
- Sde Dov Airport (53 mi)
- Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport (67 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (74 mi)
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Damascus International Airport (119 mi) -
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (136 mi) - Ovda International Airport (139 mi)
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Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 28 mi) - Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Unesco heritage, 30 mi)
- Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Masada (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Quseir Amra (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Ancient City of Bosra (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 31.861 and 35.642 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 31° 51' 41" and E 35° 38' 30"
- 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: 06:06 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Amman
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:07 am and 4:37 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Al Jawfah
Al Jawfah in Balqa Governorate is a city in Jordan about 19 mi (or 30 km) west of Amman, the country's capital.
Local time in Al Jawfah is now 06:06 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Amman with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Al Jawfah, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Jordan is Amman-Marka International Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), East. 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 Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem in Palestinian territory at a distance of 28 mi (or 45 km). The closest in Jordan is Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) in a distance of 30 mi (or 45 km), South-West. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ash Shunah al Janubiyah, Yarqa, Al Faysaliyah, Hisban and Na`ur. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 74 °F
| Morning Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 24°C / 74 °F |
| Night Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 51% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 16% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
24°C (74 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
24°C (76 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
23°C (73 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Lagoon Hotel & Resort
Videos from this area
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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.
Ghassulian
Ghassulian refers to a culture and an archaeological stage dating to the Middle Chalcolithic Period in the Southern Levant (c. 3800–c. 3350 BC). Considered to correspond to the Halafian culture of North Syria and Mesopotamia, its type-site, Tulaylat al-Ghassul, is located in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea in modern Jordan and was excavated in the 1930s.
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