Karameh

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Al-Karameh
الكرامة
Town
Al-Karameh is located in Jordan
Al-Karameh
Al-Karameh
Location in Jordan
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Country  Jordan
Governorate Balqa Governorate
File:Memorial to Jordanian soldiers (Karameh, Jordan).jpg
A memorial for all the Jordanian soldiers in al-Karameh.

Al-Karameh (Arabic: الكرامة‎‎), 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.

Al-Karameh was also the battleground for one of the main events in the history of the Palestinian national movement. In 1968, the city served as the political and military headquarters of the Palestinian Fatah movement led by Yasser Arafat. On 21 March 1968, al-Karameh became the site of the Battle of Karameh.[1]

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