WAQQĀŞ

Irbid · JORDAN (JO) · 32.54°N / 35.61°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 245,989

Waqqāş is a city in Jordan with a population of 5,678. It sits at 32.54/35.61, runs on Asia/Amman, is 8 km from Şammā.

Population 5,678

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Amman

All facts

fields

Country: Jordan
Subdivision: Irbid
Coords: 32.54°N / 35.61°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Şammā Irbid 8,926 8.6 km

N Ash Shūnah ash Shamālīyah Irbid 0 8.7 km

SE Dayr Abū Sa‘īd Irbid 0 9.1 km

S Ţabaqat Faḩl Irbid 1,000 10.1 km

SW Kfar Ruppin Northern District 531 10.3 km

E Aţ Ţayyibah Irbid 12,615 10.6 km

SW Bet She’an Northern District 16,800 11.4 km

W Sde Naẖum Northern District 806 11.8 km

NE Kafr Asad Irbid 8,203 11.9 km

SW ‘En HaNaẕiv Northern District 604 12.5 km

Air access

nearby

LLFK

Fiq Airfield

Small airport

29.1 km

LLMG

Megiddo Airport

Small airport

35.9 km

LLRD

Ramat David Air Base

Medium airport

42.2 km

RPN

Rosh Pina Airport

Medium airport

48.8 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Waqqāş?: 5,678 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Waqqāş in?: Asia/Amman.
Which country is Waqqāş in?: Jordan (JO).
Which airport serves Waqqāş?: Fiq Airfield (LLFK).
How far is Waqqāş from Amman?: About 73 km.
Does Waqqāş have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Jordan?: Arabic.
What currency is used in Jordan?: Jordanian Dinar.
How many cities are in Jordan?: 148 on record.
Which admin region is Waqqāş in?: Irbid.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/245989

{
  "data": {
    "id": 245989,
    "name": "Waqqāş",
    "ascii_name": "Waqqas",
    "country_code": "JO",
    "population": 5678,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Amman",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 32.54214,
    "longitude": 35.60508
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.6x smaller than Şammā.
8 km from Şammā.
Same timezone (Asia/Amman) as 147 other cities in Jordan.