Fuheis

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Fuheis
Fuheis Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 32°01′N 35°46′E / 32.017°N 35.767°E / 32.017; 35.767
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Balqa Governorate

Fuheis (Arabic: الفحيص‎) is a Christian town 20 kilometers northwest^[1] of Amman, Jordan. Fuheis is one of the overtly Christian settlements in Central Jordan, and is in close vicinity to Salt and Amman.

Contents 1 Government 2 Geography 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Government

Fuheis belongs to the Balqa Governorate and has about 20,000 residents. In August 2007, elections took place to elect the Mayor and City Council for Fuheis. Mr. Jeries Sweiss won a convincing majority of the votes to become the new Mayor of Fuheis. Today, Mr. Jeries Sweiss along with Mr. Ziad Ziadat, the Chief Engineer, preside over the daily assignment of governing the city of Fuheis.

[edit] Geography

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Fuheis.net

For an aerial view showing the Balqa governorate (Fuheis is approx. mid-way between Amman and Salt, right below #24)

• [1]

For an aerial view of the center of Fuheis (the roundabout at the center is considered to be the old center of Fuheis, also called Balad)

• [2]

For an aerial view of the Jordan Cement Factory (note its significant size in comparison to the rest of Fuheis)

• [3]

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Coordinates: 32°01′N 35°46′E / 32.017°N 35.767°E / 32.017; 35.767