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Mafraq Voyage Tips and guide

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    Mafraq is in the Eastern Desert of Jordan.

    Understand

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    Mafraq[dead link] was originally settled in the 4th century BC. After being called Fudian from the Arabic word for fortress for a while, it was renamed Mafraq meaning crossroads by the Turks after the Hejaz Railway connecting Istanbul to Medina passed through. It also served as a military base for Allied forces during World War II and Arab Legion forces during the Arab-Israel War. In 2012, the Zaatari refugee camp opened up for Syrian refugees just east of Mafraq. By 2018, there was an estimate by World Bank of a whopping 593,900 people living in that camp.

    Get in

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    Mafraq is just 70 km from Amman on a good 4-lane highway. The Hejaz Railway became defunct by the time of the Six-Day War in 1967, and while there is a train station in town, there is no service.

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    See

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    Ruins of a house in Umm el-Jimal
    • 1 Umm el-Jimal. Ruins of a Nabataean and Byzantine settlement from the 1st century BC, and also a later Roman settlement to the northwest.

    Do

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    There's a chance you may be able to volunteer at the Zaatari Refugee Camp through an NGO. Might have to be prearranged though.

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    Eat

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    Drink

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    Sleep

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    • 1 Azraq Desert Hotel, Azraq Alshamali Behind Health Center, +962 7 9125 7381. Kind of sleepy, but it has a pool and buffet/restaurant and clean tiles. $65.

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