Azraq

E449720

Azraq is a town and oasis in eastern Jordan that serves as a strategic military and air force hub as well as a gateway to nearby desert and nature reserves.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Azraq canonical 2
Azraq al-Janubi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military air base
oasis
town
climate arid
country Jordan
countryCapitalDistance_km ~100 from Amman
directionFromAmman east
distanceToAmman_km ~100
gatewayTo nearby desert reserves
nearby nature reserves
hasAirport Muwaffaq Salti Air Base
hasEconomicActivity military services
small-scale agriculture
tourism
hasMilitaryFunction air force hub
strategic military hub
hasOasis Azraq Oasis
hasPart Azraq al-Janubi
linked to: Azraq

Azraq ash-Shamali
Azraq refugee camp
hasProtectedAreaNearby Azraq Wetland Reserve
Shaumari Wildlife Reserve
historicalRole caravan stop
oasis on ancient trade routes
languageUsed Arabic
locatedIn eastern Jordan
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Zarqa Governorate
locatedInDesert Badia region of Jordan
linked to: southern Jordan

Syrian Desert
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time
near Azraq Castle
Azraq Wetland Reserve
Jordan–Saudi Arabia border
Shaumari Wildlife Reserve
notableFor gateway to Jordanian desert
oasis wetlands
strategic air base
operatedBy Royal Jordanian Air Force
region Northern Badia
linked to: Syrian Desert
religionMajority Islam
servedBy Azraq Highway
linked to: Aqaba Highway

Desert Highway
transportRole road junction in eastern Jordan
utcOffset +2
utcOffsetDST +3
waterManagementIssue groundwater over-extraction
waterSource oasis springs
writingSystem Arabic script
linked to: Arabic alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Azraq hasPart Azraq al-Janubi
linked to: Azraq