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 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2022) |
Sweimeh
السويمة | |
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village | |
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  Sweimeh Location in Jordan | |
| Coordinates: 31°45′57.2″N 35°35′54.4″E / 31.765889°N 35.598444°E | |
| Country |  Jordan |
| Governorate | Balqa Governorate |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 5,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (UTC+3) |
| Area code | +(962)5 |
Sweimeh (Arabic: السويمة, romanized: as-Swayma) is a village located in the southern Jordan Valley, in the Balqa Governorate of Jordan.[1] Its population is around 5000, within 726 households.[2]
Sweimeh's economy is based on agriculture, alongside small projects of trading and tourism. The level of employment is low.[3] In recent years, a seaside resort with hotels, bars, clubs, restaurants, and shopping was built at the northern tip of the Dead Sea near Sweimeh. It is also the site of the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center.
Sweimeh is commonly identified with the biblical town of Beth-jeshimoth.[4]
- ^ "Where is Sweimeh, Jordan?". geotargit.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Department of Statistics: General Population and Housing. 2015. Available online: http://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Census2015_Eng.pdf
- ^ Al-Assaf, Amani; Tadros, Maher J.; Al-Shishany, Salsabeel; Stewart, Stephanie; Majdalawi, Mohammad; Tabieh, Mohammad; Othman, Yahia A. (2020). "Economic Assessment and Community Management of Prosopis juliflora Invasion in Sweimeh Village, Jordan". Sustainability. 12 (20): 8327. doi:10.3390/su12208327.
- ^ Frumkin, Amos; Elitzur, Yoel (2002). "Historic Dead Sea Level Fluctuations Calibrated with Geological and Archaeological Evidence". Quaternary Research. 57 (3): 334–342. doi:10.1006/qres.2002.2330. ISSN 0033-5894. S2CID 129375298.