Ruwaished
Ruwaished (Arabic: الرويشد) is a town in the far east of Jordan. Administratively it belongs to Mafraq Governorate. It has a population of 14,400 (2010 estimate). Ruwaished is the farthest Jordanian settlement to the east. The Karameh Border Crossing between Jordan and Iraq administratively belongs to the Ruwaished Department.
Ruwaished
الرويشد | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Ruwaished Location in Jordan | |
| Coordinates: 32°30′15″N 38°12′4″E | |
| Country | Jordan |
| Governorate | Mafraq Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Falah Masa'id |
| Elevation | 2,241 ft (683 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (UTC+3) |
| Area code | +(962)2 |
After the war on Iraq in 2003, about 800 refugees fled from Iraq to the Jordanian border, mostly Palestinians and Somalis, where they were allocated in the Ruwaished Refugee Camp in the No man's land between Jordan and Iraq.
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