Ruwaished

Ruwaished () is a town in the far east of Jordan belonging to the administrative district of the Mafraq Governorate. As of 2010, it had a population of 14,400. Ruwaished is the farthest Jordanian settlement to the east. The Karameh Border Crossing between Jordan and Iraq administratively belongs to the Ruwaished Department.

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Place details

Locality: الرويشد
Region: المفرق
Country: الأردن
Population: 9,805

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Ruwaished
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Jordan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Jordan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mafraq Governorate
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Falah Masa'id
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2010
Settlement.population_total: 14,400
Settlement.timezone: UTC+2
Settlement.utc_offset: +2
Settlement.timezone_DST: UTC+3

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Jordan
Located in: Mafraq Governorate
Elevation: 683

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History
Demographics
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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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