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.

Not to be confused with Ankara.
Anjara

عنجرة
City
Anjara
Coordinates: 32°18′25.0″N 35°45′13.0″E
Country Jordan
GovernorateAjloun Governorate
Elevation
900-1,230 m (−3,140 ft)
Population
 (2004 estimate)[1]
 • Urban
22,000
 22,000 in 2012
Time zoneGMT +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
  • Our Lady of the Mount, Anjara, Jordan,[2][3] a Catholic pilgrim site[4] in the Middle East.[5]
Lady of the Mount Church in Anjara.

Notable people
  • Professor Lewis Mukattash (1943-2011),Jordanian linguist, scholar and academic. Professor of English Linguistics.
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References
  1. "Population of anjara". WolframAlpha. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  2. "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.
  3. Darcizia Tranciuc (2012-07-29), Anjara Jordan, retrieved 2017-06-05
  4. "Christian pilgrimage to 'Our Lady of the Mountain' grotto in Anjara marked | Al-Bushra". al-bushra.org. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  5. "Ajlun And Anjara". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
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