Karameh (disambiguation)

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Karameh (Arabic: كرامة, 'dignity') may refer to:

Karameh Town in Balqa Governorate, Jordan

Al-Karameh, or simply Karameh, is a town in central Jordan, near the Allenby Bridge which spans the Jordan River. The river defines the border between Jordan and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Battle of Karameh 1968 battle between Israel and the PLO and Jordan

The Battle of Karameh was a 15-hour military engagement between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and combined forces of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) in the Jordanian town of Karameh on 21 March 1968, during the War of Attrition. It was planned by Israel as one of two concurrent raids on PLO camps, one in Karameh and one in the distant village of Safi—codenamed Operation Inferno and Operation Asuta, respectively—but the former turned into a full-scale battle.

Karameh Border Crossing

Karameh Border Crossing is the only border crossing between Jordan and Iraq. On the Iraqi side it is called the Turaibil Border Compound. The crossing served about 800,000 passengers in the year 2010 according to Al-Arab Al-Yawm newspaper. It connects the Jordanian town of Ruwaished to the Iraqi town of Turaibil.

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Karamat, (Arabic: کرامات‎ karāmāt, pl. of کرامة karāmah, lit. generosity, high-mindedness refers to supernatural wonders performed by Muslim saints.

Karami is an Arabic-based Lebanese surname, particularly that of a famous Lebanese Sunni Muslim political family. It is often francicized in the media as Karamé. It is to be differentiated from the classical Arabic term Karamah and its colloquialized form Karameh

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Balqa Governorate governorate of Jordan

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Al-Karamah SC association football club

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Kharameh City in Fars, Iran

Kharameh is a city and capital of Kharameh County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 21,683, in 5,189 families. It is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Shiraz. Kherameh is surrounded by three lakes: Bakhtegan, Tashk and Maharlu.

Kharameh County County in Fars, Iran

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Karameh, East Azerbaijan village in East Azerbaijan, Iran

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The Central District of Kharameh County is a district (bakhsh) in Kharameh County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 57,372, in 13,731 families. The District has two cities: Kharameh & Soltan Shahr. The District has four rural districts (dehestan): Dehqanan Rural District, Kheyrabad Rural District, Korbal Rural District, and Sofla Rural District.

Karamah or Karama may refer to:

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