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