Karameh (disambiguation)

For the classical pronunciation, see Karamah (disambiguation)

Karameh is a colloquial Arabic pronunciation of the classical Arabic term Karamah or Karama (Arabic كرامة) meaning dignity and honour in Arabic. It can also appear with the definite article Al-, as Al Karameh or Al-Karameh.

Karameh may refer to:

Places

  • Karameh or Al-Karameh, a town in central Jordan
  • Karameh, East Azerbaijan, a village in Kolah Boz-e Sharqi Rural District, in the Central District of Meyaneh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
  • Kharameh County, also Karameh Kherāmeh County, a county in Fars Province in Iran
    • Kharameh, also Karameh and Kherāmeh, a city in and the capital of Kharameh County, Fars Province, Iran

Politics

  • Karameh Border Crossing, the only border crossing between Jordan and Iraq
  • Battle of Karameh, a 15-hour military engagement between the Israeli Army, PLO and the Jordanian Army in the Jordanian town of Karameh on 21 March 1968, during the War of Attrition

See also

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