Anjara
Anjara (Arabic: عنجرة) is an ancient town located at northern Jordan in the Ajloun Governorate. The city is situated 4 kilometers to the west of Ajloun, and 73 kilometers to the north of the Jordanian capital Amman.
Anjara عنجرة | |
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City | |
  Anjara | |
| Coordinates: 32°18′25.0″N 35°45′13.0″E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | Ajloun Governorate |
| Elevation | 900-1,230 m (−3,140 ft) |
| Population (2004 estimate)[1] | |
| • Urban | 22,000 |
| 22,000 in 2012 | |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Area code(s) | +962(2) |
Etymology
The name of Anjara is composed of two words: Ain (spring well in Arabic) + Jara (taken from Syriac word of "caria" meaning running). The full name would mean the "running spring".
Landmarks
Lady of the Mount Church in Anjara.
Notable people
- Saba Mubarak (born 1976), Jordanian actress and producer
- Professor Lewis Mukattash (1943-2011),Jordanian linguist, scholar and academic. Professor of English Linguistics.
References
- "Population of anjara". WolframAlpha. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- "Our Lady of the Mount, Anjara, Jordan – a church and a story that reveals more of charism IVE — The Way of Beauty The Way of Beauty". thewayofbeauty.org. Archived from the original on 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- Darcizia Tranciuc (2012-07-29), Anjara Jordan, retrieved 2017-06-05
- "Christian pilgrimage to 'Our Lady of the Mountain' grotto in Anjara marked | Al-Bushra". al-bushra.org. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- "Ajlun And Anjara". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
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