Elevation of towns in Jordan
142 towns in Jordan have a reading on the GMTED2010 grid. The highest is aţ-Ţayyibah (Ma'ān) at 1,533 m (5,030 ft); the lowest is Ġawr aş-Şāfī (al-Karak) at -362 m (-1,188 ft). Half of the towns sit above 672 m (the mean is 632 m). 23 more places are on file with a coordinate that is not their own; they are named at the foot of this page and have no page of their own.
Highest towns in Jordan
| # | Town | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | aţ-Ţayyibah Ma'ān | 1,533 m (5,030 ft) |
| 2 | al-Mazār al-Karak | 1,243 m (4,078 ft) |
| 3 | al-H̨ussayniyah al-Karak | 1,213 m (3,980 ft) |
| 4 | aţ-Ţafīlah aţ-Ţafīlah | 1,173 m (3,848 ft) |
| 5 | Maw'tah al-Karak | 1,169 m (3,835 ft) |
| 6 | Wādī Mūsā Ma'ān | 1,143 m (3,750 ft) |
| 7 | Ma'ān Ma'ān | 1,109 m (3,638 ft) |
| 8 | Buşayrā aţ-Ţafīlah | 1,107 m (3,632 ft) |
| 9 | H̱alda wa Tilā'-al-'Alī 'Ammān | 1,071 m (3,514 ft) |
| 10 | Askān Abū Nuşayr 'Ammān | 1,051 m (3,448 ft) |
Lowest towns in Jordan
| # | Town | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ġawr aş-Şāfī al-Karak | -362 m (-1,188 ft) |
| 2 | Ġawr al-Mazra'ah al-Karak | -351 m (-1,152 ft) |
| 3 | Suknat aš-Šūnah al-Balqa' | -290 m (-951 ft) |
| 4 | al-Manšiyah Irbid | -263 m (-863 ft) |
| 5 | aţ-Ţīwal āl-Janūbi al-Balqa' | -260 m (-853 ft) |
| 6 | Ma'addī al-Balqa' | -242 m (-794 ft) |
| 7 | al-Karāmah al-Balqa' | -230 m (-755 ft) |
| 8 | Juwafat al-Kafrayn al-Balqa' | -217 m (-712 ft) |
| 9 | al-Balāwinah al-Balqa' | -212 m (-696 ft) |
| 10 | Waqqāş Irbid | -212 m (-696 ft) |
Regions of Jordan
| Region | Towns | Mean | Highest town | Lowest town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Ajlūn | 9 | 705 m | Şaẖrah 1,044 m | al-Hāšimiyah 388 m |
| 'Ammān | 18 | 885 m | H̱alda wa Tilā'-al-'Alī 1,071 m | al-Jīzah 705 m |
| Irbid | 42 | 418 m | al-Buwayd̨ah 960 m | al-Manšiyah -263 m |
| Jaraš | 10 | 847 m | Muẖayyam Sūf 1,004 m | Burmā 617 m |
| Ma'ān | 5 | 1,106 m | aţ-Ţayyibah 1,533 m | al-Jafr 857 m |
| Mādabā | 5 | 749 m | Mā'īn 840 m | Mulayh̨ 630 m |
| al-Balqa' | 17 | 371 m | ar-Rawd̨ah 996 m | Suknat aš-Šūnah -290 m |
| al-Karak | 13 | 790 m | al-Mazār 1,243 m | Ġawr aş-Şāfī -362 m |
| al-Mafraq | 9 | 706 m | Umm al-Qiţţayn 979 m | Samā as-Sarh̨ān 593 m |
| az-Zarqā' | 8 | 592 m | Mušayrfat Rās al-'Ayn 839 m | Šnillar 434 m |
| aţ-Ţafīlah | 4 | 902 m | aţ-Ţafīlah 1,173 m | al-'Ayn al-Bayd̨ā 519 m |
All towns in Jordan
- ad̨-D̨ulayl
- 'Ajlūn
- al-'Abdaliyah
- 'Al'āl
- al-'Aqabah
- al-'Ayn al-Bayd̨ā
- al-Azraq aš-Šamālī
- al-Balāwinah
- al-Baq'ah
- al-Bunayyat
- al-Buwayd̨ah
- al-Fuh̨ayş
- al-H̨amrā'
- al-H̨asā
- al-Hāšimiyah
- al-Hāšimiyah
- al-H̨ussayniyah
- al-H̨uşun
- al-Jafr
- al-Jīzah
- al-Jubayhah
- al-Karak
- al-Karāmah
- al-Kittah
- al-Mafraq
- al-Ma'mūniyah
- al-Manšiyah
- al-Mazār
- al-Mazār aš-Šamāliyah
- al-Muġayyir
- al-Qaşr
- al-Qiţrānah
- al-Quwayrah
- al-Quwaysimah
- 'Ammān
- 'Anjarah
- an-Nu'ayyimah
- Arh̨ābā
- ar-Rabbah
- ar-Ramṯa
- ar-Rawd̨ah
- ar-Ruşşayfah
- ar-Ruwayšid
- Askān Abū Nuşayr
- aš-Šajarah
- as-Salţ
- aş-Şubayh̨ī
- as-Suẖnah
- aš-Šūnah aš-Šamāliyah
- aţ-Ţafīlah
- aţ-Ţayyibah
- aţ-Ţayyibah
- aţ-Ţayyibah
- aţ-Ţayyibah
- aţ-Ţīwal āl-Janūbi
- aţ-Ţurrah
- 'Ayn al-Bāšā
- 'Ayn Jannā
- 'Ayy
- az-Zarqā'
- az-Za'tarī
- Badr Jadīdah
- Bal'amā
- Balīlā
- Bāyir
- Bayt Īdis
- Bayt Rās
- Bayt Yāfā
- Burmā
- Buşayrā
- Dayr Abī Sa'īd
- Dayr as-Si'nah
- Đībān
- D̨irar
- Duwaqarah
- Faqqū'
- Ġawr al-Mazra'ah
- Ġawr aş-Şāfī
- H̨alāwah
- H̱alda wa Tilā'-al-'Alī
- H̱arjā
- H̨arṯā
- H̨ātim
- H̱irbat al-Wahadināh
- H̱uraybat As-Sūq
- 'Inbah
- 'Irjan
- Jaraš
- Judayta
- Juwafat al-Kafrayn
- Kafr Abīl
- Kafr āl-Ma'
- Kafr Asad
- Kāfr 'Awan
- Kafr H̱all
- Kāfr Rakib
- Kafr Sawm
- Kafr Yūba
- Kitim
- Kufranjah
- Kuraymah
- Ma'addī
- Ma'ān
- Mādabā
- Māh̨aş
- Mā'īn
- Malkā
- Maw'tah
- Mugayyir as-Sirh̨an
- Muẖayyam al-H̨uşun
- Muẖayyam Sūf
- Mulayh̨
- Mušayrfat Rās al-'Ayn
- Na'ūr
- Qafqafā
- Qaryat Abū Nuşayr
- Qumaym
- Raymūn
- Şabhā
- Şafūţ
- Sah̨āb
- Sah̨am
- Şaẖrah
- Sākib
- Samā as-Sarh̨ān
- Şammā
- Sammu'
- Şirfā
- Šnillar
- Sūf
- Suknat aš-Šūnah
- Şuwaylih̨
- Tibnah
- Umm al-Qiţţayn
- Umm As-Summāq
- Umm Nuwārah
- Umm Qays
- Umm Quşayr wal Muqābalīn
- Wādī as-Sīr
- Wādī Mūsā
- Waqqāş
- Yarqā
Also on file in Jordan
Recorded with a coordinate that is not the town's own - a district's point shared by several places, or a same-named place in another country - so the grid cannot say how high each one is and they have no page.
al-Qādisiyah, aţ-Ţālbiyah, Adar, al-Mazār al-Janūbī, aš-Šahābiyah, al-Ašrafiyah, al-Mašāri'a, aş-Şarīh̨, Aydūn, Bušrā, Dayr Yūsuf, H̨akamā, Hawwārah, Irbid, Jisr aš-Šayẖ H̨ussayn, Sāl, Sūm, Wādī al-Yābas, Zah̨ar, al-H̱aldiyah al-Jadīdah, al-Mabrūkah, Bādiyat ar-Ruwayšid, Manšiyat Banī Hassan.