ancient ruins
Jerash
One of the best-preserved and most complete Roman provincial cities in the world, featuring colonnaded streets, temples, theaters, and an unusual oval plaza.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Russeifa
Zarqa, Jordan · Asia
About Russeifa
Russeifa sits on the route: 15 minutes from Zarqa, 56km from Dead Sea.
Russeifa is in Zarqa, Jordan, with about 270,000 people. The nearest town is Zarqa, about 7 km away.
Russeifa (Arabic: الرصيفة, also spelled Ruseifa(h), Rusaifa(h), Russiefa, etc., also with preceding article el-, al-, er- or ar-) is a city in Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. It had a population of 472,604 inhabitants in 2015, making it the fourth-largest city in Jordan, after Amman, Irbid, and Zarqa.
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What is there to see near Russeifa?
Within an hour or so of Russeifa: Jerash (32 km), Ajloun Castle (45 km), Dead Sea (56 km), Umm ar-Rasas (59 km).
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Where is Russeifa?
Russeifa is in Zarqa, Jordan, about 7 km from Zarqa.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 268,237
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Jordan
- Region
- Zarqa
- Timezone
- Asia/Amman
- Coordinates
- 32.0178, 36.0464
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Worth the detour from Russeifa
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Ajloun Castle
A 12th-century Ayyubid castle built by Saladin's general on a hilltop to control the Jordan Valley iron mines and counter Crusader expansion.
45 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Dead Sea
Earth's lowest point on land at 430 meters below sea level, with water so salty that swimmers float effortlessly on the surface.
56 km · about 65 min drive
ancient ruins
Umm ar-Rasas
A Roman garrison turned Byzantine church town on the Madaba plateau, where the mosaic floor of St Stephen's, laid in 785 CE, maps fifteen cities from Jerusalem to Alexandria. A 15m stylite tower stands alone to the north.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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