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How to find us
Tall Zirā‘a - GPS coordinates: 32°37'14'' N; 35°39'22'' E /
UTM (WGS-84) 749213 E; 3612339 N
There are two possible routes to Tall Zirā‘a from Amman:
1. Take the main highway from Amman through Suweileh and As-Salt to highway no. 27 towards the Jordan Valley. In Muttalath you will meet with highway no. 65 which runs north along the Jordan from the Dead Sea. Follow this road for 53 km to the north until you reach North Shuna. You will pass Tell Der ´Alla (Sukkot) and Tabaqat Fahl (Pella) .
10 km after you have passed the junction with the westbound road from Israel to the left ("Jordan River Crossing"), you will find, on your right (east), before you get to Ash-Shuna, the new 4-lane highway no. 10 to Irbid (in blue on the map). Take this road as far as junction eth-Thayibe and take the next possible u-turn, about 1km later. Then drive back to junction eth-Thayibe leave the highway at the next possible exit.
Take this road for 1km and you will come to a hairpin bend. Drive for another 500m and then take the small road on the left. Follow this road to the northwest and you will reach Tall Zirā’a after 2km.
2. You can also take the highway from Amman to the north via Jerash to Ar-Ramtha. Pass by Jerash and then after 20km take the road to Irbid. There you will meet highway no. 10 towards the Jordan Valley (Northshuna/"Jordan River Crossing"). After junction Kufr Asad (traffic light), drive steeply downwards and take the next possible exit to the right. Take this road for 1km and you will come to a hairpin bend. Drive for another 500m and then take the small road on the left. Follow this road to the northwest and you will reach Tall Zirā’a after 2km.
