Al-Shunah al-Shamalyah

Al-Shuna al-Shamalyah
الشونة الشمالية
Town
Al-Shuna al-Shamalyah is located in Jordan
Al-Shuna al-Shamalyah
Al-Shuna al-Shamalyah
Coordinates: 32°36′36″N 35°36′29″E / 32.61000°N 35.60806°E / 32.61000; 35.60806
Grid position207/224
Country Jordan
Population
 • Total
25,000[1]

Al-Shunah al-Shamalyah (Arabic: الشونة الشمالية, lit. North Shuna),[2] is a town located in northwestern Jordan in the Irbid Governorate, overlooking the Jordan River Valley. The town sits at the intersection of Highway 65 and Highway 10, and lies just south of the confluence of Yarmouk and Jordan rivers.

  1. ^ Dr. Muhammad Aqel (2014-05-24). "موقع عرب 48". موقع عرب 48 (in Arabic). Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. ^ United States Board on Geographic Names (1990). Gazetteer of Jordan: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names (2 ed.). Washington, D.C.: Defense Mapping Agency. p. 273. Retrieved 23 January 2022.