Wādī as Sīr, Amman Governorate, Jordan

Alternative Names:	Wadi Al Seer, Wadi Sir, Wadi as Sayr, Wadi as Sir, Wadi es Sir, Wadi es Sīr, Wādī as Sayr, Wādī as Sīr, wady alsyr, وادي السير
Type:	Seat of a second-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:	Amman Governorate, Jordan
Region:	Amman Governorate, Jordan
Latitude:	31° 57' 16" N
Longitude:	35° 49' 5" E
Lat/Long (dec):	31.9545,35.81831
Köppen climate type:	BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Population:	181,212 (2015)
Mindat Feature ID:	246013
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:246013:0
GUID:	0

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Russifa area, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan	32° 0' 40" N	36° 2' 13" E	21.6km (13.4 miles)
Mugharet el-Wardeh deposit, Ajloun Governorate, Jordan	32° 13' 20" N	35° 42' 42" E	31.4km (19.5 miles)
Jerash lignite occurrence, Jerash, Jerash Governorate, Jordan	32° 16' 28" N	35° 53' 45" E	36.3km (22.6 miles)
Unnamed phosphorite occurrence (Site 2), Al-Tafeh area, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan	32° 2' 23" N	36° 12' 25" E	37.9km (23.5 miles)
Unnamed phosphorite occurrence (Site 3), Al-Tafeh area, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan	32° 1' 46" N	36° 12' 42" E	38.0km (23.6 miles)
Unnamed phosphorite occurrence (Site 1), Al-Tafeh area, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan	32° 2' 32" N	36° 12' 31" E	38.1km (23.7 miles)
Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine	31° 46' 59" N	35° 25' 59" E	41.1km (25.5 miles)
Jebel Harmun (Jabel Harum), Quds Governorate, West Bank, Palestine	31° 46' 0" N	35° 25' 59" E	41.9km (26.1 miles)
Wadi Al Fari'ah outcrop, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine	32° 10' 0" N	35° 27' 0" E	42.0km (26.1 miles)
Wadi Zerka, Madaba Governorate, Jordan	31° 37' 18" N	35° 34' 0" E	44.0km (27.3 miles)
Daba, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 37' 0" N	36° 7' 59" E	47.9km (29.8 miles)
Khurayyim Mount (Jabal al Khurayyim), Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 35' 24" N	36° 10' 24" E	52.6km (32.7 miles)
Wadi El Malih Volcanic Field, Tubas Governorate, West Bank, Palestine	32° 19' 59" N	35° 28' 0" E	53.6km (33.3 miles)
Daba marble quarry, Daba, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 32' 30" N	36° 10' 18" E	56.8km (35.3 miles)
Unnamed marble quarries, Tulul al Hammam, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 32' 30" N	36° 10' 18" E	56.8km (35.3 miles)
Nahal Darga, Bethlehem Governorate, West Bank, Palestine	31° 35' 17" N	35° 22' 22" E	58.6km (36.4 miles)
Khan ez Zabib, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 39' 54" N	36° 20' 22" E	58.8km (36.6 miles)
Tulul al Hammam, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 31' 59" N	36° 12' 0" E	59.1km (36.7 miles)
Talpiot, Jerusalem District, Israel	31° 45' 5" N	35° 12' 57" E	61.2km (38.0 miles)
Luhuf Jadir Outcrop, Tubas Governorate, West Bank, Palestine	32° 21' 0" N	35° 21' 0" E	62.3km (38.7 miles)
Bayt Sahur (Beit Sahur), Bethlehem Governorate, West Bank, Palestine	31° 41' 50" N	35° 13' 24" E	63.1km (39.2 miles)
Jordan Areva Resources, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 30' 14" N	36° 13' 29" E	63.2km (39.2 miles)
Mount Herzel, Jerusalem District, Israel	31° 46' 26" N	35° 10' 50" E	63.5km (39.4 miles)
Suwaqa al Gharbiya, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 23' 59" N	36° 4' 0" E	66.0km (41.0 miles)
Safawi, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan	32° 10' 59" N	36° 28' 0" E	66.2km (41.1 miles)
Qastel quarry, Jerusalem District, Israel	31° 47' 4" N	35° 8' 24" E	66.8km (41.5 miles)
Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 23' 53" N	36° 9' 45" E	69.9km (43.4 miles)
North Siwaqa complex, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 24' 15" N	36° 14' 34" E	73.2km (45.5 miles)
Qatranaite locality, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 24' 23" N	36° 15' 6" E	73.5km (45.6 miles)
Deynekoite type locality, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 22' 0" N	36° 11' 9" E	74.1km (46.0 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Arabian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Arabian Platform, Arabian Plate	Basin
Tabuk basin, Arabian Plate	Basin
Asia	Continent
Jordan	Country
Amman Governorate, Jordan	Governorate

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Region	GADM number
Jordan, Balqa, Salt	116.4.16.0.0.0

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